Songs for Lena

Verse 1

You bought the first round tonight Kept every glass filled and full Somebody stacked them by the box Proof of the night we pulled off

Pre-chorus

Somebody's lighting the candle Somebody's hushing the room Everyone leans in closer

Chorus

Lena, this one's for you Happy birthday, stand up and grin Nobody laughs quite like Lena Raise every glass we can find and begin

Verse 2

You always find the last table Talk until closing time calls We'd stay for you till morning Long after they're stacking the chairs and the stools

Bridge

However far the year has gone However loud the room gets tonight You're still the reason we're all here Still the one who makes it feel right

Chorus

Lena, this one's for you Happy birthday, stand up and grin Nobody laughs quite like Lena Raise every glass we can find and begin

Outro

The glasses empty round the box Another year that we get to keep you

Verse 1

The plates are flying off the table Chairs are tipping, rusty, unstable Nobody knows quite what to do Then here comes Lena, running through

Chorus

Lena, Lena, light of the day You chase the mess and make it play Whatever falls, you catch the fun Lena, Lena, second to none

Verse 2

Sand gets into every basket Napkins gone before we ask it You just laugh and grab a plate Turn the chaos into a fete

Pre-chorus

Wind can take the cake and candles Wind can take the cups and sandals But it can't touch how we feel

Chorus

Lena, Lena, light of the day You chase the mess and make it play Whatever falls, you catch the fun Lena, Lena, second to none

Bridge

Every year the wind comes round Every year you hold the ground We could lose the whole parade Still you'd make it feel like Cana

Chorus

Lena, Lena, light of the day You chase the mess and make it play Whatever falls, you catch the fun Lena, Lena, second to none

Outro

Let the paper plates go sailing We'll be here, still not failing

Verse 1

Butter knives sit in the bowl Soaking with the morning light You left them there and walked away Called me over just to fight

Chorus

Lena, Lena, light the candles now Everybody sing your name out loud Lena, put your feet up, take a bow We are lucky that you're around

Verse 2

You laugh loud over dirty plates Turn the kitchen into a scene Nothing here is ever plain When you're standing in between

Pre-chorus

So let the water sit and cool Let the mess wait by the door Because tonight is yours for sure

Chorus

Lena, Lena, light the candles now Everybody sing your name out loud Lena, put your feet up, take a bow We are lucky that you're around

Bridge

Another year of you in the room Making ordinary feel like more We'll wash the knives up later

Chorus

Lena, Lena, light the candles now Everybody sing your name out loud Lena, put your feet up, take a bow We are lucky that you're around

Outro

The bowl can wait till morning We're just glad you're here tonight

Verse 1

A yellow beam is sweeping slow across your green wool blanket softly like it's searching just to find you and to thank you dust is drifting easy in the hush of this small room you are held here, Lena, safer than you'll ever know it

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening settle on your shoulders nothing here can reach you while the light keeps watching over rest is coming gentle, like a wave that's rolling nearer

Chorus

Lena, Lena, sleep is calling soft and low every drifting speck of dust was told which way to go down into the quiet where the warm light likes to stay Lena, you are wanted here, wherever you may go

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window night is folding in its edges warmth is climbing upward through the wool without a hurry you don't need to open eyes to feel that you are cradled stillness wraps around you like it learned your name at Athena

Bridge

Nothing in this room will move unless it moves for you breathing slow beside you till the morning comes back too

Chorus

Lena, Lena, sleep is calling soft and low every drifting speck of dust was told which way to go down into the quiet where the warm light likes to stay Lena, you are wanted here, wherever you may go

Outro

The beam has settled quiet on your green wool blanket now sleep well, little Lena, you are safe here, always safe now

Verse 1

Out past the glass the black water is wide and still There's a small red light that blinks on the far off hill It keeps its slow watch while the whole world starts to rest And you are held here, safe against a warm, calm chest

Pre-chorus

The night is thick but nothing here can reach you now Every shadow softens low and settles down somehow Close your eyes, my love, while the dark turns kind and slow

Chorus

Lena, Lena, the light beats soft and low Like a heart that's learned the gentle way to glow Nothing in this night was ever built to harm You're the warmest thing inside this quiet, dark Lena, sleep now, you are safe within my arm

Verse 2

The window holds the cold and keeps it far outside While the little beacon blinks its patient, steady tide Nothing has to hurry, nothing has to be undone You can drift so easy now, my dearest little one

Chorus

Lena, Lena, the light beats soft and low Like a heart that's learned the gentle way to glow Nothing in this night was ever built to harm You're the warmest thing inside this quiet, dark Lena, sleep now, you are safe within my arm

Bridge

Far off waters may be endless, deep and wide But you are closer than the breath here at my side Let the blinking light just fade into a hum Nothing in this world can touch you, love, while I am here

Chorus

Lena, Lena, the light beats soft and low Like a heart that's learned the gentle way to glow Nothing in this night was ever built to harm You're the warmest thing inside this quiet, dark Lena, sleep now, you are safe within my arm

Outro

The light still blinks out there beyond the glass, so far away But you are wrapped in warmth and drifting soft toward day

Verse 1

Rest now, the boat has stopped its gentle turning Water is smoothing out its every crease Softly the ripples touch the hull and settle Everything round you is easing into peace

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, let the current carry slower Nothing tonight will ask a thing of you Sleep is the shore that we are drifting toward

Chorus

Lena, the night is holding you so gently Nobody's calling you away from here You are the calm this whole wide dark leans into Lena, there's nothing in the world to fear

Verse 2

Wrapped in the warmth that never asks you questions Held by the hush that settles on the deep You are the reason this small boat feels steady Drift now, and let the water rock you deep

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, let the current carry slower Nothing tonight will ask a thing of you Sleep is the shore that we are drifting toward

Chorus

Lena, the night is holding you so gently Nobody's calling you away from here You are the calm this whole wide dark leans into Lena, there's nothing in the world to fear

Bridge

Somewhere an oar lies quiet across the planks Waiting for morning, patient in the dark You are the reason quiet feels like safety Sleep, little one, and let me keep the watch

Chorus

Lena, the night is holding you so gently Nobody's calling you away from here You are the calm this whole wide dark leans into Lena, there's nothing in the world to fear

Outro

The boat is still, the water calm around us Sleep now, Lena, safe till morning comes