Songs for Landon

Verse 1

Found an old frame lost in the weeds Bent metal still holding its dreams You pulled it up and made it shine Same way you turn old things to fine

Pre-chorus

Nothing gets left in the mud with you You find the gold in what looks through Tonight the whole room lifts for you

Chorus

Landon, light up the water tonight Every candle bends toward your light Landon, nobody shines like you do We're all here just to sing for you

Verse 2

The reeds keep bending toward the stream Chasing something like a gleam You've got that pull, that same slow draw Hearts lean in when you walk through the door

Pre-chorus

Nothing gets left in the mud with you You find the gold in what looks through Tonight the whole room lifts for you

Chorus

Landon, light up the water tonight Every candle bends toward your light Landon, nobody shines like you do We're all here just to sing for you

Bridge

Here's to the wheels that still turn true Here's to the years that brought us you Rust and mud never dulled your shine Happiest of birthdays, one more time

Chorus

Landon, light up the water tonight Every candle bends toward your light Landon, nobody shines like you do We're all here just to sing for you

Outro

Somewhere that bike still leans in the reeds Bright as you, Landon, however it bends

Verse 1

Door swings shut on the corner shop Tins on the shelf give a shake You walk in and the whole place stops That's the kind of noise you make

Chorus

Landon, you light up any room Nobody fills it quite like you Every year you're here we're glad, Landon Blow the candles, start it all anew

Verse 2

Cans still rattling on the shelf Long after you've walked through Something in you shakes itself Into every heart you knew

Pre-chorus

So raise a glass and raise it high Let the trumpets start to swing Here's the reason for tonight

Chorus

Landon, you light up any room Nobody fills it quite like you Every year you're here we're glad, Landon Blow the candles, start it all anew

Bridge

We'd never trade you, never abandon This little racket that you bring You steady us the way you steady, Landon Even the smallest shaking thing

Chorus

Landon, you light up any room Nobody fills it quite like you Every year you're here we're glad, Landon Blow the candles, start it all anew

Outro

Long after the door swings shut We're still humming from the fuss

Verse 1

A trowel rests where you left it down green pots waiting for you to come round you dig in deep and you never rush that's the way you wear your crown

Pre-chorus

Something's growing, can you feel it rise cake and candles under bright blue skies today's the day we've been saving up

Chorus

Landon, Landon, this one's yours today we sing it loud in every kind of way Landon, turn it up and dance two happy words we love to say

Verse 2

Every flowerpot knows your name by now you make things bloom, you always know how hands a little dirty, heart so wide you're the reason we're all smiling now

Bridge

Another year of you, planted and true nothing in this garden grows without you

Chorus

Landon, Landon, this one's yours today we sing it loud in every kind of way Landon, turn it up and dance two happy words we love to say

Outro

Leave the trowel resting in the sun another year of good things has begun

Verse 1

Two trolleys caught, wheel to wheel Nobody moving, no big deal Cold air rising off the peas You laugh and I go weak in the knees

Pre-chorus

Aisle lights hum, the freezer glows Nothing here is fast, nothing shows But something in me only grows

Chorus

Landon, you're the one I chose Every ordinary door that opens and closes Landon, however small the scene You're the truest thing I've seen

Verse 2

Somebody's trolley, somebody's cart Locked like this was always the start I don't mind standing here for a while Not with you and that crooked smile

Chorus

Landon, you're the one I chose Every ordinary door that opens and closes Landon, however small the scene You're the truest thing I've seen

Bridge

No music playing, no big design Just your hand resting near mine Everything else can wait in line

Chorus

Landon, you're the one I chose Every ordinary door that opens and closes Landon, however small the scene You're the truest thing I've seen

Outro

Two trolleys still caught by the peas Still, after all this, choosing you and me

Verse 1

Rain drips slow off the orange awning Down onto the old concrete stair You pull your collar up at dawning Waiting there like you don't care

Pre-chorus

Some folks chase the sun for certain Some folks run when skies turn grey But watching you behind that curtain

Chorus

Landon, you're the calm I lean on Steady as this falling rain Every storm that we've been through, on Landon, you're the one that stays

Verse 2

The step stays wet, the light stays hazy Cars go by with tired eyes You just laugh and call me lazy Standing here till the weather dries

Chorus

Landon, you're the calm I lean on Steady as this falling rain Every storm that we've been through, on Landon, you're the one that stays

Bridge

No, I don't need clear skies to love you Just this step and the sound of rain Nothing fancy, nothing new to Prove what's easy to explain

Chorus

Landon, you're the calm I lean on Steady as this falling rain Every storm that we've been through, on Landon, you're the one that stays

Outro

Let the rain drip off that awning Long as you keep standing near

Verse 1

The board keeps clicking behind the glass Every name but yours gets called I stand here waiting, I don't mind You're worth the whole night stalled

Pre-chorus

Wind gets louder, the numbers spin I still know exactly where I stand Right here waiting for you to walk in

Chorus

Landon, you're the one I'm counting on Nothing shakes what I have found Some folks drift like Landon, gone But I'm the one who stays around

Verse 2

Trains keep leaving, I let them go You're the ride I chose instead Glass keeps rattling in the cold But I'm warm from what you said

Pre-chorus

Wind gets louder, the numbers spin I still know exactly where I stand Right here waiting for you to walk in

Chorus

Landon, you're the one I'm counting on Nothing shakes what I have found Some folks drift like Landon, gone But I'm the one who stays around

Bridge

Let the whole board rattle and spin I already know where I'm going You're the platform I keep coming back to Every single time I'm choosing

Chorus

Landon, you're the one I'm counting on Nothing shakes what I have found Some folks drift like Landon, gone But I'm the one who stays around

Outro

Let the board rattle behind the glass I already found what I came for