Songs for Melissa

Verse 1

Damp seatbelt clicking on the floor Bag from the shop against the door Ordinary ride, nothing to it Then you laugh and light gets through it

Pre-chorus

You turn small rides into gold Every mile you make me bold Something big is on its way

Chorus

Melissa, get the candles lit This whole room adores you, admit it Vanessa couldn't hold a beat like you Nobody moves a room like you

Verse 2

We drove nowhere special, just to talk Left the bag beside the door to walk You sang loud with the window down Turned a grey old street to town

Chorus

Melissa, get the candles lit This whole room adores you, admit it Vanessa couldn't hold a beat like you Nobody moves a room like you

Bridge

Here's to the noise you bring Here's to the joy you fling One more year, let's make it loud Raise a glass, we're proud

Chorus

Melissa, get the candles lit This whole room adores you, admit it Vanessa couldn't hold a beat like you Nobody moves a room like you

Outro

That seatbelt still clicks in my mind Glad every ride, you're the kind

Verse 1

The till rings out a chime counting up another year stack the cans in perfect time every one of them says you're here

Pre-chorus

Pull the stool out, take a seat raise your glass before we start something good is on its feet

Chorus

Melissa, ring the bell tonight nobody counts the coins like you Melissa, everything feels light when you walk into the room, we do too

Verse 2

Someone stacked the tins too high watch them wobble, watch them fall laughing till we nearly cry you're the reason we're here at all

Chorus

Melissa, ring the bell tonight nobody counts the coins like you Melissa, everything feels light when you walk into the room, we do too

Bridge

Every coin we drop tonight is a cheer with your name on it spend it loud, spend it bright

Chorus

Melissa, ring the bell tonight nobody counts the coins like you Melissa, everything feels light when you walk into the room, we do too

Outro

The till falls quiet, the coins lie still but we're still glad for you

Verse 1

Torn tarp flapping in the breeze Crates stacked up so high Oranges bruised but sweet inside Just like you, don't ask me why

Pre-chorus

Nobody's perfect, skin gets marked Life will knock you round But under every dent I've found

Chorus

Melissa, pour the drinks tonight Nothing here needs fixing Vanessa never shone as bright This whole room's reminiscing

Verse 2

Market closing, light goes gold Crates get carried in You're the one worth waiting for Under that battered tin

Pre-chorus

Nobody's perfect, skin gets marked Life will knock you round But under every dent I've found

Chorus

Melissa, pour the drinks tonight Nothing here needs fixing Vanessa never shone as bright This whole room's reminiscing

Bridge

Some folks want the shiny stuff Polished, bright and new Give me something real instead Give me one like you

Chorus

Melissa, pour the drinks tonight Nothing here needs fixing Vanessa never shone as bright This whole room's reminiscing

Outro

Bruised or golden, sweet all through Happy birthday, here's to you