Songs for Louie

Verse 1

Empty cups get stacked up tall We are cheering, watching them fall Wooden horses spin their race You light up this whole loud place

Chorus

Louie, Louie, blow it out This is what a birthday's about Truly nobody shines as bright Louie, you're the toast tonight

Verse 2

The band keeps up a swinging beat Painted horses pass our seat We are calling out your name Every lap feels like a game

Pre-chorus

Hear the horns begin to swell Everybody's got a tale to tell And it always comes back round to

Chorus

Louie, Louie, blow it out This is what a birthday's about Truly nobody shines as bright Louie, you're the toast tonight

Bridge

Chewy toffee, sticky hands Cheering with the whole brass band We would ride this out for hours Just to keep this joy of ours

Chorus

Louie, Louie, blow it out This is what a birthday's about Truly nobody shines as bright Louie, you're the toast tonight

Outro

Cups are empty, horses slow We'll light the candles every year, you know

Verse 1

Bags sliding down the metal shelf Dust in the air like confetti itself Someone's shouting your name from the back We're lighting the candles ourselves

Pre-chorus

Count down the seconds, hearts beating loud We're climbing the walls, we're proud Something's about to blow

Chorus

Louie, we're throwing the flour like snow Truly the best show we know Everyone here would follow you anywhere Louie, you're stealing the whole show

Verse 2

You crash through the door like a song Grinning like nothing's gone wrong We saved you the corner piece Even the mess feels like home where you belong

Chorus

Louie, we're throwing the flour like snow Truly the best show we know Everyone here would follow you anywhere Louie, you're stealing the whole show

Bridge

Blow out the candles, make it count Whatever you wish for, we'll help it amount Another year louder, another year true

Chorus

Louie, we're throwing the flour like snow Truly the best show we know Everyone here would follow you anywhere Louie, you're stealing the whole show

Outro

Bags on the shelf, dust in the light Happy birthday, Louie, tonight

Verse 1

Blue bucket packed with sand You pressed it down so sure Whatever you set your hand to You always ask for more

Pre-chorus

You never did things halfway Not once, not for a day So here's the noise you're owed

Chorus

Louie, light the candles up Nobody loves like you do Every year you're truly something Louie, here's to you

Verse 2

The tide came in and took it You just started digging again That's you all over, honestly Building castles in the rain

Pre-chorus

You never did things halfway Not once, not for a day So here's the noise you're owed

Chorus

Louie, light the candles up Nobody loves like you do Every year you're truly something Louie, here's to you

Bridge

Whatever gets knocked down We'll dig it back up with you Cake first, questions later That's the only rule that's true

Chorus

Louie, light the candles up Nobody loves like you do Every year you're truly something Louie, here's to you

Outro

Pack the sand down deep again Another year, still going strong

Verse 1

Frost on the windows, candles aglow You're walking through that door we know And something shifts inside the hall Louie, you've arrived for all

Pre-chorus

Every chair, every voice, every face Turns toward you with such grace Because you're here to stay awhile

Chorus

Louie, Louie, warm and true This Christmas doesn't work without you Sing with us, the old songs play Louie, you've come home today

Verse 2

Coats draped over folding chairs Microphone stands, and voices in prayer Carols drift across the stage You step into the golden age

Pre-chorus

Every heart feels the turning year Knowing that you're standing here Because you chose to come and stay

Chorus

Louie, Louie, warm and true This Christmas doesn't work without you Sing with us, the old songs play Louie, you've come home today

Bridge

In this moment, frozen bright You are the reason for the light

Chorus

Louie, Louie, warm and true This Christmas doesn't work without you Sing with us, the old songs play Louie, you've come home today

Outro

Frost still falling on the town Louie, you have settled down

Verse 1

Patterns drawn across the frozen pane Your travel mug sits waiting on the dash Morning light won't find you here again But I still pour the thermos flask

Pre-chorus

Every December brings you back to mind The way you fill a room up when you're near This season's not the same

Chorus

Louie, you're the warmth we gather round Louie, truly the heart of Christmas here Every carol sounds like you coming home Frost melts when you appear

Verse 2

Snow falls soft on lanes we've always known The fire crackles, table set for one Distance doesn't break what we have grown Missing you until the year is done

Pre-chorus

Every December brings you back to mind The way you fill a room up when you're near This season's not the same

Chorus

Louie, you're the warmth we gather round Louie, truly the heart of Christmas here Every carol sounds like you coming home Frost melts when you appear

Bridge

Lights on in the dark You turn the whole year bright

Chorus

Louie, you're the warmth we gather round Louie, truly the heart of Christmas here Every carol sounds like you coming home Frost melts when you appear

Outro

Hand-drawn patterns fade but you return Winter spins and brings you home to us

Verse 1

Frost holds every footprint still Each step from the night before Louie, you have left your mark On the path we walk across

Pre-chorus

When the world turns cold and thin And the dark won't let us go You're the warmth we're reaching for

Chorus

Louie, Louie, hold us true Through the long December grey You're the one we gather through The light we need to stay

Verse 2

Windows glow with candles warm Table set and ready still Louie, you belong right here We have saved you the best chair

Chorus

Louie, Louie, hold us true Through the long December grey You're the one we gather through The light we need to stay

Bridge

Every carol calls your name Every season turns to you

Chorus

Louie, Louie, hold us true Through the long December grey You're the one we gather through The light we need to stay

Outro

Frost holds every footprint still Louie, you have left your mark