Love Songs for Matthew

• Poles in the Dirt

  Folk duet · Folk · Harmony · Two voices

  A quiet folk love song for anyone named Matthew, built from the image of hiking poles left standing in dry grass, about steadiness that holds even when you are not there to see it.

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  Verse 1

  I left the poles stuck in the ground Dry grass leaning where they stand Still I feel you holding steady Even with an empty hand

  Chorus

  Matthew, you are the thing that holds When the wind decides to push Some folks bend and some folks scatter You stay planted like the brush

  Verse 2

  The trail forgets the ones who pass it You're the mark that doesn't fade I could lose the path completely Still find you where you stayed

  Pre-chorus

  Every season tries to move you Every storm has had its say But you're still here, so I keep walking

  Chorus

  Matthew, you are the thing that holds When the wind decides to push Some folks bend and some folks scatter You stay planted like the brush

  Bridge

  I don't need the view from the summit Just the ground you're standing on Every hard mile softens near you Long after the daylight's gone

  Chorus

  Matthew, you are the thing that holds When the wind decides to push Some folks bend and some folks scatter You stay planted like the brush

  Outro

  The grass will bend and rise again But the poles, Matthew, still stand true

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• Blue Linoleum

  Country waltz · Country · Waltz · Pedal steel

  A plain, steady love song for anyone named Matthew, built around one small ordinary moment made unforgettable by love.

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  Verse 1

  Just a hallway, tired light above Nothing special, but I felt love The fountain hummed a tune off key And you looked over, smiled at me

  Chorus

  Matthew, you make the plain rooms shine Every ordinary hour turns to mine I never planned on loving you But Matthew, here I am, still true

  Verse 2

  Blue floor glowing under buzzing light Nothing about that hall was right But you were standing there so still And something in me lost its will

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  Some folks need the moon and stars I just need the place you are Give me nothing, give me you

  Chorus

  Matthew, you make the plain rooms shine Every ordinary hour turns to mine I never planned on loving you But Matthew, here I am, still true

  Bridge

  Years might blur the little things But not the way your laughter rings Not the hum, not the light, not the floor Just you, still you, walking through that door

  Chorus

  Matthew, you make the plain rooms shine Every ordinary hour turns to mine I never planned on loving you But Matthew, here I am, still true

  Outro

  Somewhere a fountain still runs cold But I would choose you, new or old

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• Rain on the Glass

  Slow R&B · R&B · Electric piano · Smooth

  A quiet, slow R&B love song for Matthew, built around watching rain trail down a hotel window and feeling nothing but steady certainty about the person beside you.

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  Verse 1

  Lace curtain moves in the draught Rain finds its own way down You're half asleep beside me I'm still awake because of you

  Chorus

  Matthew, I never have to guess Matthew, you're my quiet yes Some kind of love needs proving Ours just settles, nothing less

  Verse 2

  Streetlight bends through the water Every streak finds its own line I keep no list of reasons I just know that you are mine

  Pre-chorus

  No storm out there worries me Not with your hand where it is I feel the words coming now

  Chorus

  Matthew, I never have to guess Matthew, you're my quiet yes Some kind of love needs proving Ours just settles, nothing less

  Bridge

  Let the glass hold what it holds I'm not watching the weather I'm watching you breathe beside me That's the only forecast I need

  Chorus

  Matthew, I never have to guess Matthew, you're my quiet yes Some kind of love needs proving Ours just settles, nothing less

  Outro

  The curtain's still moving a little But you, you have gone still

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