Songs for Koa

Verse 1

Boxes stacked behind the rail Boots come thumping down the hall Somebody's hiding half the cake And you're the reason for it all

Pre-chorus

Hear the horns begin to swing Feel that hush before the shout Something big is starting up

Chorus

Koa, get your jacket on Everybody's calling Koa Light the candles, crank the band Nobody shines like you, Koa

Verse 2

Someone's tripping on the tape Chairs are scraping cross the floor Every bit of this old fuss Is just because we love you more

Chorus

Koa, get your jacket on Everybody's calling Koa Light the candles, crank the band Nobody shines like you, Koa

Bridge

Let the whole room stomp and holler Let the horns go loud and bright You're the one worth all this bother Койa, you're the reason for tonight

Chorus

Koa, get your jacket on Everybody's calling Koa Light the candles, crank the band Nobody shines like you, Koa

Outro

Boxes still behind the rail But nobody's quiet anymore

Verse 1

Wind comes running down the shore Rattles at the old flask door You just laugh and pour it out Warm against the salt and drought

Pre-chorus

Sand keeps shifting, never still Steady you against the chill So we're raising every glass

Chorus

Koa, light the candles now Koa, take your happy bow Some names fade, but yours stays true Happy birthday, Koa, to you

Verse 2

The bench is worn but holds its ground Just like the joy that you're renowned One more year of sun and storm One more reason to feel warm

Chorus

Koa, light the candles now Koa, take your happy bow Some names fade, but yours stays true Happy birthday, Koa, to you

Bridge

Pour the tea and pass it round Let your name be the loudest sound Every year you're still the one Who makes the whole beach feel like fun

Chorus

Koa, light the candles now Koa, take your happy bow Some names fade, but yours stays true Happy birthday, Koa, to you

Outro

Long after the wind has gone still That flask stays warm on the sill

Verse 1

The glass is sweating on the table napkin soaked before the cake you're grinning like you're barely able to blow out every candle we make

Pre-chorus

Somebody's pouring, somebody's cheering hands are reaching, glasses high this whole room's been waiting, nearing

Chorus

Koa, the night is yours tonight raise it up, we're calling your name like Noah found his light you set this whole room aflame

Verse 2

You always laugh before the story's over cutting cake before it's sliced right folks keep leaning closer, closer just to catch you in the light

Bridge

We don't say it near enough how much brighter rooms turn true when you walk in and shake it up every single year we choose you

Chorus

Koa, the night is yours tonight raise it up, we're calling your name like Noah found his light you set this whole room aflame

Outro

The glass still sweats there on the table we'll carry this warmth home with you

Verse 1

Wool fringe brushes soft against your striped little sock Rain is humming low against the window pane Nothing in this room can reach you, nothing dares to knock You are folded safe here, far from any strain

Chorus

Koa, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Sleep is only quiet wrapped around your day Somewhere warm is waiting just to ease your mind Koa, drift on gently, night will keep you safe till day

Verse 2

Your small hand keeps holding on to threads of grey and blue Piano notes are falling slow like drops of light Every hush that settles here belongs to you Nothing in this house will stir before it's right

Pre-chorus

Feel the weight of knees beneath you, steady as the ground Hear the rain that hums a tune with no beginning Sleep is leaning closer now, so soft, so nearly found

Chorus

Koa, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Sleep is only quiet wrapped around your day Somewhere warm is waiting just to ease your mind Koa, drift on gently, night will keep you safe till day

Bridge

Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to end Just this fringe, this sock, this quiet we can spend

Chorus

Koa, close your eyes now, let the dark be kind Sleep is only quiet wrapped around your day Somewhere warm is waiting just to ease your mind Koa, drift on gently, night will keep you safe till day

Outro

Wool fringe settles softer now, the sock has gone to rest Sleep has found you fully, held against what loves you best

Verse 1

The curtain sways so slowly by the bar of your cot Like a hand that keeps on rocking though it never has to try And under all that soft night air you drift where dreams are caught I will stay right here beside you till the stars begin to sigh

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening carry all its weight for you There is nothing you must carry, only breathe and settle slow So let the hush come nearer, love, and hold you

Chorus

Koa, the night is soft as aloha around you Every shadow here is gentle, every corner kind Koa, I will keep the quiet close and found you Safe inside this small warm room I built to ease your mind

Verse 2

The lace moves sideways like it's whispering a secret just to you A little secret that the whole wide dark already knows is true That you are loved beyond the reach of any counting I could do And loved enough to hush the wind until it's only passing through

Chorus

Koa, the night is soft as aloha around you Every shadow here is gentle, every corner kind Koa, I will keep the quiet close and found you Safe inside this small warm room I built to ease your mind

Bridge

Rest now, little one, the world can wait outside the door Nothing you have carried today is yours to hold anymore

Chorus

Koa, the night is soft as aloha around you Every shadow here is gentle, every corner kind Koa, I will keep the quiet close and found you Safe inside this small warm room I built to ease your mind

Outro

Sleep now while the curtain leans and settles by the cot bar Sleep now, you are held here, closer than the nearest star

Verse 1

The water's gone quiet now, still and warm around you one small bubble rests upon the porcelain rim waiting there so softly, taking its own sweet time and nothing in this room has any reason to hurry you

Chorus

Koa, Koa, the night is soft and it holds you close as any warm thing that ever told you you are the calm this whole house leans upon Koa, Koa, let the quiet enfold you

Verse 2

That bubble on the edge is taking its last slow breath shining once, then gone, so gentle you'd miss it but you are here still, warm beneath these blankets and every soft thing tonight has come to bless you

Pre-chorus

Your eyes are getting heavy, and that is right and good the whole wide house is settling, same as the water does so let your small hands loosen, let sleep come find you now

Chorus

Koa, Koa, the night is soft and it holds you close as any warm thing that ever told you you are the calm this whole house leans upon Koa, Koa, let the quiet enfold you

Bridge

Nothing has to happen now, nothing has to shine you are loved exactly still, exactly quiet, exactly fine

Chorus

Koa, Koa, the night is soft and it holds you close as any warm thing that ever told you you are the calm this whole house leans upon Koa, Koa, let the quiet enfold you

Outro

The last small bubble goes so gently, without any sound at all and just as soft, and just as safe, may your whole night fall