Songs for Laurie

Verse 1

Three balloons tied down tight Bouncing on a bench in the light Somebody set them there for you Just to watch you grin at the sight

Pre-chorus

Fiddle's warming, boots are stamping Every voice here wants to shout it We're building up to something

Chorus

Laurie, light up like a story Everybody here's come for the glory Curling string and balloons overhead We're loud because you matter to us truly

Verse 2

Wind picks up and string starts to sway Nothing here is drifting away We tied it down because you're staying Right in the middle of our day

Chorus

Laurie, light up like a story Everybody here's come for the glory Curling string and balloons overhead We're loud because you matter to us truly

Bridge

Stomp it out, let the fiddle ring Nobody sits when we all sing This whole bench could float away With how much love we bring

Chorus

Laurie, light up like a story Everybody here's come for the glory Curling string and balloons overhead We're loud because you matter to us truly

Outro

Balloons will fall when the string lets go But you're the one we'll always know

Verse 1

Bags are piled up on the stairs Nobody moved them out the way Because the whole house stopped to cheer We wanted this to be your day

Pre-chorus

Listen to the noise downstairs Someone's counting candles wrong Hold onto that grin you're wearing

Chorus

Laurie, the house is loud for you Every voice here starts to soar We're singing like we mean it too Laurie, we adore you more

Verse 2

Somebody tripped on all the bags Nobody minded, laughed instead Every step up to your door Is stacked with things we've saved and said

Pre-chorus

Listen to the noise downstairs Someone's counting candles wrong Hold onto that grin you're wearing

Chorus

Laurie, the house is loud for you Every voice here starts to soar We're singing like we mean it too Laurie, we adore you more

Bridge

Whatever this year has in store We'll climb those stairs and bring you more

Chorus

Laurie, the house is loud for you Every voice here starts to soar We're singing like we mean it too Laurie, we adore you more

Outro

The bags will sit there on the stair We'll leave them, just to keep you there

Verse 1

Dashboard clock is ticking slow Headlights sweep the ceiling high Something waits there in a box Wrapped up just to catch your eye

Pre-chorus

Every mile was worth the drive Every year has told a story We been counting down to this

Chorus

Laurie, Laurie, sing it loud Nothing here could ever bore me You're the reason for the room Laurie, you're our kind of glory

Verse 2

Candles catching in your eyes Engine humming, we're not gone Every road still leads back home Every song still needs this one

Chorus

Laurie, Laurie, sing it loud Nothing here could ever bore me You're the reason for the room Laurie, you're our kind of glory

Bridge

Clap your hands and raise a cheer Stand up tall, don't hide, don't wait This whole room showed up for you Blow the candles, seal your fate

Chorus

Laurie, Laurie, sing it loud Nothing here could ever bore me You're the reason for the room Laurie, you're our kind of glory

Outro

Headlights fade but you stay bright Box unwrapped, and so are you

Verse 1

I stand here with my hands in foam and think how far we are from home the water's warm around the spoons you hum an old and easy tune

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is grand or new just soap and steam and me and you but watch how far this feeling flew

Chorus

Laurie, you're the whole damn story not the flash but all the glory simple things turn bright and true every basin, every room with you

Verse 2

The spoons go quiet in the rack you lean in close, I don't lean back I'd choose this over anything grand just soap and water on your hand

Chorus

Laurie, you're the whole damn story not the flash but all the glory simple things turn bright and true every basin, every room with you

Bridge

No one sees this, no one knows how love this quiet only grows in basins, spoons and steam that clears I've loved you plain for all these years

Chorus

Laurie, you're the whole damn story not the flash but all the glory simple things turn bright and true every basin, every room with you

Outro

The water's cold, the spoons are dry and still I'd choose this every time

Verse 1

Tinned tomatoes stacked by the door Yellow onions rolling on the floor You hand me things without a word That's when I love you more

Chorus

Laurie, you make the ordinary shine Nothing here feels just like mine This basket's heavy, but I don't mind Laurie, I'd carry this every time

Verse 2

You checked the price, then put it back I slipped it in when you looked away Small things you do without a plan Are the reasons that I stay

Pre-chorus

We don't need candles or a big scene Just a trolley and the fluorescent light This is enough to make me believe

Chorus

Laurie, you make the ordinary shine Nothing here feels just like mine This basket's heavy, but I don't mind Laurie, I'd carry this every time

Bridge

No one writes songs about the queue But I'd stand in every line with you Some kind of love needs no story It just needs you

Chorus

Laurie, you make the ordinary shine Nothing here feels just like mine This basket's heavy, but I don't mind Laurie, I'd carry this every time

Outro

Tinned tomatoes, onions by the door This is what I'm loving you for

Verse 1

The planks are wet, the mugs gone cold Neither of us moves to go You lean your shoulder into mine Some things you just know

Pre-chorus

I never planned on staying still But something in you changed my mind Now I'm leaning toward the words

Chorus

Laurie, you're the best of my story No one else gets close You're the calm I didn't ask for The one I need the most

Verse 2

Salt gets into everything we own Even in the kettle, in the bread You laugh and say we'll rust like this I'd take that life instead

Pre-chorus

I never planned on staying still But something in you changed my mind Now I'm leaning toward the words

Chorus

Laurie, you're the best of my story No one else gets close You're the calm I didn't ask for The one I need the most

Bridge

Let the tide keep taking what it wants I'm not scared of losing much As long as you're still sitting here Still warm beneath my touch

Chorus

Laurie, you're the best of my story No one else gets close You're the calm I didn't ask for The one I need the most

Outro

Two mugs gone cold on the salt worn wood Still, I wouldn't trade this spot

Verse 1

The curtains shiver softly as a train goes rolling far away and the iron wheels are humming you a lullaby to stay the whole wide world is settling into shadows soft and deep and every little sound tonight is only helping you to sleep

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the distant rumble carry you along nothing in this quiet room can ever come to do you harm so rest your head and listen to the gentle rolling song

Chorus

Laurie, Laurie, you're the calm before the morning glory every night that passes by is folding into story you are held here, you are safe here, nothing waits to find you sleep now, little Laurie, with the whole wide world behind you

Verse 2

Far off tracks are singing something low and slow and kind and the warmth around you now is all you'll ever need to find let the little tremble in the curtains rock you slow you are wrapped in something gentle only you could know

Bridge

Somewhere trains are travelling through the velvet dark tonight carrying their quiet hum until the morning light but you are here, unmoving, safe within these walls so still

Chorus

Laurie, Laurie, you're the calm before the morning glory every night that passes by is folding into story you are held here, you are safe here, nothing waits to find you sleep now, little Laurie, with the whole wide world behind you

Outro

The curtains rest now, still and quiet, as the tracks fall silent too and the whole wide world breathes softly, watching over you

Verse 1

A soft little glow slips under the wooden door tonight spilling out gold on the tiles like a secret kept just right nothing to fear in the hush that gathers round your bed you are held so gently here, safe and warm in the light

Pre-chorus

The house breathes slow, every corner settling into rest the glow on the floor is just for you, the very best and now your eyes grow heavy, soft and low

Chorus

Laurie, the light will stay till morning comes to call hush now, my darling, nothing here will let you fall you are the warmest part of this whole quiet night sleep now, sweet Laurie, wrapped in gold and small

Verse 2

The tiles keep the glow like they are holding it for you a small steady comfort while the whole wide house stays true dreams will come softly, drifting in on quiet feet and I will be near you, watching all the night through

Bridge

Every shadow bends away and leaves the corners kind nothing but the golden hush and you upon my mind

Chorus

Laurie, the light will stay till morning comes to call hush now, my darling, nothing here will let you fall you are the warmest part of this whole quiet night sleep now, sweet Laurie, wrapped in gold and small

Outro

The glow beneath the door will keep its gentle place sleep on, my Laurie, safe within its light's embrace

Verse 1

Little cups are turning slow on water warm as breath Soap bubbles rise and settle without a sound at all Nothing in this room tonight is hurried or unkind You are held here safely, waiting for the dark to fall

Pre-chorus

Steam is climbing gently past the window to the stars Everything is softer now, the whole wide house is still Close your eyes and drift with me, there's nowhere else to be

Chorus

Laurie, sleep is calling soft and low Rest inside the calm that we have made You're the warmest light this house will know Laurie, let the quiet be your shade

Verse 2

Bubbles pop so quietly you'd hardly hear them go Water holds the little cups the way my arms hold you Nothing has to hurry here, no reason to be far Sleep will find you gently just the way the still things do

Chorus

Laurie, sleep is calling soft and low Rest inside the calm that we have made You're the warmest light this house will know Laurie, let the quiet be your shade

Bridge

Every small thing settles when the night grows deep and kind Rest now, you are loved beyond what words can ever hold

Chorus

Laurie, sleep is calling soft and low Rest inside the calm that we have made You're the warmest light this house will know Laurie, let the quiet be your shade

Outro

Somewhere still the little cups are turning soft and slow Sleep now, you are safe here, and I won't let you go