Songs for Lennox

Verse 1

Green linoleum under our feet the vending machines hum soft and sweet harsh light above but it don't matter you make the quiet easy chatter

Pre-chorus

I've stood in better rooms than this but none that felt this much like bliss so let me tell you what I miss

Chorus

Lennox, you're the steady in my chest the one I chose and love the best Lennox, whether near or far away I'm glad to love you every day

Verse 2

We split a coffee, share the change nothing about us feels the same as anyone I've known before you're the one I'm reaching for

Bridge

No poetry in vending machines just quarters, coffee, in between but that's the place I found you true under the light, still choosing you

Chorus

Lennox, you're the steady in my chest the one I chose and love the best Lennox, whether near or far away I'm glad to love you every day

Outro

Long after the neon dims down low you're still the one I'll want to know

Verse 1

Your jacket's soaked clean through the canvas roof leaks slow water's on your shoes but you won't let me go

Pre-chorus

I keep asking why you stay you keep answering with your hands something's building, we lean in

Chorus

Lennox, you don't flinch at the storm this is the truest thing I've known Lennox, hold on a little longer I've never felt so at home

Verse 2

The awning's striped and torn water drips down black cloth you laugh like it's nothing and I believe you, both

Chorus

Lennox, you don't flinch at the storm this is the truest thing I've known Lennox, hold on a little longer I've never felt so at home

Bridge

No shelter but your shoulder no roof but your two hands I'd stand here wet forever if this is where you stand

Chorus

Lennox, you don't flinch at the storm this is the truest thing I've known Lennox, hold on a little longer I've never felt so at home

Outro

The rain will dry on canvas soon but I'll still feel you here

Verse 1

The salt shaker tips on its side I watch it roll, I don't mind Napkin catches every grain You make the small things feel like pride

Pre-chorus

Nothing fancy here at all Just a table and your hand But my heart is climbing toward you now

Chorus

Lennox, you're the steady in my day Every mess you turn to grace some way Lennox, hear me when I say I would choose this table, come what may

Verse 2

Grains of salt across the wood Nothing here that's dressed up good But you laugh and light the room I'd stay right here if I could

Pre-chorus

Nothing fancy here at all Just a table and your hand But my heart is climbing toward you now

Chorus

Lennox, you're the steady in my day Every mess you turn to grace some way Lennox, hear me when I say I would choose this table, come what may

Bridge

No candles here, no fine display Just paper napkins and plain daylight And still I know what love can be It's you, still here, still by my side

Chorus

Lennox, you're the steady in my day Every mess you turn to grace some way Lennox, hear me when I say I would choose this table, come what may

Outro

Salt still scattered, napkin creased I'm still here, and love's not leased

Verse 1

The dashboard glows a soft and orange kind of warm Wet glass holds the light like it was born to keep you calm Wipers swing so slow they hum you half to sleep Lennox, you are held here, safe from any storm

Pre-chorus

Rain is only rain, it cannot touch you now Every mile is soft because you're wrapped in this somehow Close your eyes and let the hum carry you along

Chorus

Lennox, close your eyes, the night is turning slow Nothing needs to hurry, nowhere left to go You are the warmest light in all this gentle glow Rest now, little Lennox, let the quiet grow

Verse 2

The glass is beaded soft with rain that means no harm Streetlights blur to gold and drift like they were spun for calm You breathe so easy now, your small hand finds its rest Lennox, you are cradled in the safest kind of arm

Bridge

Every light outside is just another way to say goodnight You are so completely loved beneath this amber light

Chorus

Lennox, close your eyes, the night is turning slow Nothing needs to hurry, nowhere left to go You are the warmest light in all this gentle glow Rest now, little Lennox, let the quiet grow

Outro

The wipers slow to nothing as the rain begins to ease Sleep now in the orange hush, held here, safe, at peace

Verse 1

The night train hums along its silver tracks below and every gentle click is telling you to go slow Fog settles soft against the window's cooling glass and all the tired hours of the day can finally pass

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the wheels turn low and round let the iron rhythm be the softest kind of sound carrying you gently to where dreams are found

Chorus

Lennox, Lennox, drifting through the quiet dark the train rolls on past every sleepy little park Nothing here can hurry you, nothing here can harm you're carried on through starlight, safe and warm in Lennox's arm

Verse 2

The tracks run on beneath a sky of soft and fading grey while every worry of the world just melts away You're wrapped in warmth that no cold night could ever steal and every breath you take is calm and slow and real

Bridge

Rest here where the whole wide world can't find you let the hush of evening settle in behind you

Chorus

Lennox, Lennox, drifting through the quiet dark the train rolls on past every sleepy little park Nothing here can hurry you, nothing here can harm you're carried on through starlight, safe and warm in Lennox's arm

Outro

The silver tracks go quiet now, the fog has drifted low sleep and know that you are loved wherever you may go

Verse 1

The window clouds where your small breath has been soft as a cloud that settles just to rest warmth from you rises slow against the glass you are the warmest thing I've ever pressed close to my chest

Pre-chorus

Outside the dark is quiet, holding still for you lights blur to gold behind the fog you made the whole wide night is leaning in to listen

Chorus

Lennox, sleep is coming soft to find you now hush now, let the hum of night surround you nothing out there ever gets to hold you Lennox, I will keep the quiet close around you

Verse 2

Your eyes grow heavy like the glass grows warm cheek against the cool that your breath undid every little sigh is a small door closing gently you are safer than you'll ever know you are, kid

Bridge

Let the fog come slow and blur the world away there is nothing out there worth the waking for

Chorus

Lennox, sleep is coming soft to find you now hush now, let the hum of night surround you nothing out there ever gets to hold you Lennox, I will keep the quiet close around you

Outro

The glass has cleared but still your breath stays with me sleep now, love, the warmth of you remains