Songs for Mia

Verse 1

Grey light comes soft through the yard Wet socks hang heavy on the cord One peg missing, you make do You hum something plain and unmarred

Chorus

Mia, you're the calm in the small things Nothing dressed up, nothing loud I've watched you long enough to see it Mia, you're near me, plain and true

Verse 2

You pin the last sock with your teeth Laugh at nothing, catch my eye No one else would see the moment But I've been watching, and it's you

Pre-chorus

I've loved the showy kind before It burns out fast and leaves you cold This is steadier, this is more

Chorus

Mia, you're the calm in the small things Nothing dressed up, nothing loud I've watched you long enough to see it Mia, you're near me, plain and true

Bridge

No one claps for a morning like this No one films the washing dry But I'd choose this over anything grander Just you, the light, and time

Chorus

Mia, you're the calm in the small things Nothing dressed up, nothing loud I've watched you long enough to see it Mia, you're near me, plain and true

Outro

The socks will dry and come back in And I'll still want you standing there

Verse 1

I left my shoes there in the grass climbed up barefoot just to see her stood where the whole valley shows itself and I thought only of Mia

Pre-chorus

I've carried heavier things than this but none that ever felt so clear so I'm bringing it all to you

Chorus

Mia, you're the calm I kept for later Kia never held me half so near ya nothing in my life feels greater than the quiet way you're dear to

Verse 2

Two shoes sitting side by side one small patch the wind won't move that's how I want to stand by you steady, easy, nothing to prove

Pre-chorus

I've carried heavier things than this but none that ever felt so clear so I'm bringing it all to you

Chorus

Mia, you're the calm I kept for later Kia never held me half so near ya nothing in my life feels greater than the quiet way you're dear to

Bridge

No grand view could hold me longer than the plain fact of your name I don't need the hill to tell me I already know I'm changed

Chorus

Mia, you're the calm I kept for later Kia never held me half so near ya nothing in my life feels greater than the quiet way you're dear to

Outro

I'll leave my shoes there in the grass proof that I stood still for you

Verse 1

Our carts bumped hard by the cereal shelves You laughed like it happened all the time Something ordinary turned into something else I forgot what I came here to find

Pre-chorus

Nobody plans a moment like this It just rolls up and takes your hand Now I can't walk away

Chorus

Mia, I never saw it coming You turned an aisle into a start Every quiet day is better with you near Mia, you rolled right into my cart

Verse 2

We stood there blocking half the aisle Nobody minded, nobody moved You picked the cereal I always buy Some things don't need to be proved

Bridge

Maybe love is just this small Two carts that meet and never part No grand speech, no big reveal Just you, steady, close to my heart

Chorus

Mia, I never saw it coming You turned an aisle into a start Every quiet day is better with you near Mia, you rolled right into my cart

Outro

Still bump into you by the cereal shelves Still glad our carts collide

Verse 1

Wheels are humming soft beneath us, low and slow and round Streetlights slide across your eyelids without a single sound Nobody else awake to see how still you've grown You are held here, you are safe here, never to be found wanting

Pre-chorus

Every stop we pass is quiet, every window dim Rest your small hand on my sleeve, let the night begin Close your eyes now, let the hum carry you to sleep

Chorus

Mia, Mia, the whole world's gone to rest Nothing but the road ahead and you against my chest Nia never sleeps this deep without someone near her So sleep, my love, you are the warmest, dearest guest

Verse 2

Rain is tracing little rivers down the darkened glass We'll be home before the last light of the evening's pass Nothing in this rocking dark can ever pull you under You're the softest kind of quiet that I've ever had

Chorus

Mia, Mia, the whole world's gone to rest Nothing but the road ahead and you against my chest Nia never sleeps this deep without someone near her So sleep, my love, you are the warmest, dearest guest

Bridge

Hush now, let the engine be the only sound you keep Nothing needs your waking, everything can wait for sleep

Chorus

Mia, Mia, the whole world's gone to rest Nothing but the road ahead and you against my chest Nia never sleeps this deep without someone near her So sleep, my love, you are the warmest, dearest guest

Outro

Wheels still humming softly as we carry you on home You were never lost tonight, you were never once alone

Verse 1

The moon comes soft and lays its light across your ceiling Little specks of dust go drifting slow above your head You are held so gently here, no worry left for feeling Nothing in this quiet room but warmth around your bed

Chorus

Mia, Mia, close your eyes, the night has come to keep you Every star tonight is here just leaning close to see her Sleep is soft and no one now could ever love you freer Mia, Mia, drift away, there's no one half as dear to

Verse 2

The whole wide world goes quiet now to let you rest a while Somewhere far the wind is humming soft and low and slow You are wrapped in every good and gentle thing worthwhile There is nowhere you need go and nowhere you should go

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the day go still and settle into grey Feel the dark grow warm around you, softer than it seems Close your eyes and let the light of morning wait its way

Chorus

Mia, Mia, close your eyes, the night has come to keep you Every star tonight is here just leaning close to see her Sleep is soft and no one now could ever love you freer Mia, Mia, drift away, there's no one half as dear to

Bridge

Sleep now, safe beneath the slow and turning sky Nothing here will ever let you go

Chorus

Mia, Mia, close your eyes, the night has come to keep you Every star tonight is here just leaning close to see her Sleep is soft and no one now could ever love you freer Mia, Mia, drift away, there's no one half as dear to

Outro

The dust drifts on above you, slow and soft as breathing Sleep now, Mia, held and safe while morning keeps on waiting

Verse 1

Leaves come down so slow above the pram tonight Nothing in this world will come to trouble you Every falling one is settling out of sight Sleep is close and soft and it is true

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the branches sway you into rest Warmth is folded round you, closer than a breath Close your eyes, my darling, let the dark be kind

Chorus

Mia, Mia, sleep beneath the tree Nothing in the night will ever frighten you Small and warm and wrapped so no one else can see Mia, there is nothing you need do

Verse 2

Somewhere past the branches, all the stars are lit Watching over you as gently as the breeze You are held so closely, you can rest in it There is nothing waiting that you need to seize

Bridge

Rest now, let the evening carry you along Nothing in the shadows knows a sweeter song

Chorus

Mia, Mia, sleep beneath the tree Nothing in the night will ever frighten you Small and warm and wrapped so no one else can see Mia, there is nothing you need do

Outro

Still the leaves come down around the sleeping pram Sleep now, little one, exactly as you are