Songs for Lucy

Verse 1

Old shears hang there rusting slow Nobody's touched that peg in months But you, you're never letting go You turn the plainest days to stunts

Pre-chorus

You take whatever's lying round And turn it into something loud So light the room, don't hold it down

Chorus

Lucy, this whole place is yours tonight Nobody dances quite like Lucy Every candle's burning brighter, right Feels like the whole world's gone a bit goosey

Verse 2

That bag of compost by the door Been sitting there since who knows when But you don't let dust settle on the floor You drag the whole room out again

Bridge

Some folks just fade into the wall You never learned to do that at all We're glad you're loud, we're glad you're here

Chorus

Lucy, this whole place is yours tonight Nobody dances quite like Lucy Every candle's burning brighter, right Feels like the whole world's gone a bit goosey

Outro

Let the shears rust on that old peg We're not slowing down for you tonight

Verse 1

Brown paper bags on the counter Carrots stacked up neat and true Somebody set the brass scales tipping And still it comes back round to you

Chorus

Lucy, the whole room's turning Every candle lit for you Nobody weighs like you weigh with us Lucy, heavier than we knew

Verse 2

Loose change rattling in the till Morning market coming through We keep finding reasons to stop here Every single one of them's you

Pre-chorus

Something in the way you find us Tips the balance, pulls us near So light the candles, let it show now

Chorus

Lucy, the whole room's turning Every candle lit for you Nobody weighs like you weigh with us Lucy, heavier than we knew

Bridge

Take the scales and take the measure Nothing balances like you We don't need the brass to tell us We already knew it's true

Chorus

Lucy, the whole room's turning Every candle lit for you Nobody weighs like you weigh with us Lucy, heavier than we knew

Outro

Carrots settle back to stillness But we're still stacked up here for you

Verse 1

Baskets stacked up wet and blue Powder dust on every shoe Some folks wait for something grand But you make ordinary land

Pre-chorus

Every plain old Tuesday scene Turns to something bright and keen Soon as you walk into it

Chorus

Lucy, light the whole place up Nothing here is ever enough Sing it loud so the whole street knows Happy birthday, here we go

Verse 2

Coins rattling in your palm Spin cycle like a battle drum You hum along and start the noise Turn the dull room into joys

Pre-chorus

Every plain old Tuesday scene Turns to something bright and keen Soon as you walk into it

Chorus

Lucy, light the whole place up Nothing here is ever enough Sing it loud so the whole street knows Happy birthday, here we go

Bridge

We don't need a fancy stage Just your name to start the rage Clap it out and stamp the floor This is what we're cheering for

Chorus

Lucy, light the whole place up Nothing here is ever enough Sing it loud so the whole street knows Happy birthday, here we go

Outro

Wet blue baskets, one more year Same old shelf but you are here

Verse 1

Steam is rising soft and slow against the dark tiled wall and the little duck is floating right beside the drain you are wrapped up warm already, safe before you fall into every gentle dream that waits to ease your pain

Pre-chorus

The water's gone but warmth is staying close upon your skin the whole wide house is quiet now and settling with you so let the hush come nearer and just breathe it slowly in

Chorus

Lucy, you are held so close tonight nothing here can ever cause you harm you are loved beyond the reach of light sleeping safe inside my steady arm

Verse 2

Every candle in the hallway has been turned down low for you the whole night folds around you like a blanket, soft and deep and the stars outside are waiting just to watch the dark go through standing guard while you go drifting gently into sleep

Pre-chorus

The water's gone but warmth is staying close upon your skin the whole wide house is quiet now and settling with you so let the hush come nearer and just breathe it slowly in

Chorus

Lucy, you are held so close tonight nothing here can ever cause you harm you are loved beyond the reach of light sleeping safe inside my steady arm

Bridge

Close your eyes and let the small world quiet down around you there is nothing you need carry through the long and easy dark

Chorus

Lucy, you are held so close tonight nothing here can ever cause you harm you are loved beyond the reach of light sleeping safe inside my steady arm

Outro

The duck will still be waiting when the morning comes up bright sleep now, little Lucy, you are safe within the night

Verse 1

A soft orange glow is spilling past the pleated shade tonight Falling slow across the floorboard by the door in gentle light Nothing in this room is asking you for anything at all You are held here safe and quiet as the hours turn to night

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the warmth come pooling all around you Every worry of the day has nowhere left to find you Sleep is waiting soft and close, just breathe and let it wind you

Chorus

Lucy, the light is low and leaning gold across the floor Nothing can reach you now behind this quiet closing door You are the calm this whole house settles into every night Lucy, there's nowhere safer than right here, there's nothing more

Verse 2

Somewhere a lamp is glowing low to keep the shadows kind Wrapping the room in amber while the world slows down behind You don't need to hold on tight to anything but rest Drifting is easy when there's nothing left that needs to find

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the warmth come pooling all around you Every worry of the day has nowhere left to find you Sleep is waiting soft and close, just breathe and let it wind you

Chorus

Lucy, the light is low and leaning gold across the floor Nothing can reach you now behind this quiet closing door You are the calm this whole house settles into every night Lucy, there's nowhere safer than right here, there's nothing more

Bridge

Even the smallest light can hold a whole room still Even the softest hush can carry you where dreams spill

Chorus

Lucy, the light is low and leaning gold across the floor Nothing can reach you now behind this quiet closing door You are the calm this whole house settles into every night Lucy, there's nowhere safer than right here, there's nothing more

Outro

That warm stripe of light will still be waiting on the floor Sleep now, love, it's watching over you till morning's at the door

Verse 1

The cane creaks soft where the old chair bends and sways Holding you gently through the end of these long days Under the newspaper the woolen blanket waits so warm Ready to wrap you safe and far from any storm

Chorus

Lucy, Lucy, close your eyes and drift with me Nothing in this room but calm as calm can be Lucy, sleep is coming soft as coming tides The whole wide night is gentle, and love is on your side

Verse 2

Paper pages rustle low beneath the folded wool Every little sound tonight is slow and calm and full You are the reason this old chair still wants to rock Steady as a heartbeat, steady as a clock

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the creaking slows to almost still Nothing needs to hurry, nothing ever will Just this warmth, this rocking, waiting for you still

Chorus

Lucy, Lucy, close your eyes and drift with me Nothing in this room but calm as calm can be Lucy, sleep is coming soft as coming tides The whole wide night is gentle, and love is on your side

Bridge

Someone is here to hold what the dark cannot take Watching over you for as long as you're awake

Chorus

Lucy, Lucy, close your eyes and drift with me Nothing in this room but calm as calm can be Lucy, sleep is coming soft as coming tides The whole wide night is gentle, and love is on your side

Outro

The chair keeps rocking soft as the blanket settles round Sleep well, Lucy, safe and warm and found