Songs for Monica

Verse 1

You hit that gate at a run Bags flying, laughing out loud The wire fence shakes as you come You always turn up proud

Pre-chorus

Everybody feels it when you're near Something lifts, the noise gets clear So raise your glass and lend an ear

Chorus

Monica, the day is yours Loud as bells and bright as brass We're banging on these rattling doors Just to watch you laughing pass

Verse 2

Backpacks drop like stones let go You never carry heavy long Straight through the crowd you always go And somehow turn it into song

Chorus

Monica, the day is yours Loud as bells and bright as brass We're banging on these rattling doors Just to watch you laughing pass

Bridge

Another year, still shaking free Still first one through the gate We're glad you're exactly who you'll be No candle here could ever wait

Chorus

Monica, the day is yours Loud as bells and bright as brass We're banging on these rattling doors Just to watch you laughing pass

Outro

The fence still rattles where you ran We're cheering louder than it can

Verse 1

You stomped through the cabbage rows Grey sky couldn't dim your glow Mud all up your ankles Still the best show anyone knows

Pre-chorus

Kick those boots against the wall Let the whole street hear you call We've been waiting all year long for

Chorus

Monica, light up this room Nobody moves like you, Monica We're counting down till you arrive Monica, chase off the gloom

Verse 2

Grey clouds never stood a chance Not against your kind of dance Rows of cabbages behind you Just a backdrop, just a glance

Bridge

Every year you track more joy through this place Leave a mess and leave a trace Nobody minds the mud you bring

Chorus

Monica, light up this room Nobody moves like you, Monica We're counting down till you arrive Monica, chase off the gloom

Outro

Leave those boots out in the rain We'll toast you here again

Verse 1

Clock on the dash keeps ticking slow Wipers clearing heavy rain You're the reason I still drive Through every storm and back again

Pre-chorus

Weather don't decide my mood You're the sunshine I hold onto Tonight we let the good times through

Chorus

Monica, light up this room Every year you shine much brighter Friends are singing, hearts wide open Monica, you make it lighter

Verse 2

Windscreen fogging, streetlights blur Still I know just where you are Steady like that dashboard clock You're my constant, you're my star

Chorus

Monica, light up this room Every year you shine much brighter Friends are singing, hearts wide open Monica, you make it lighter

Bridge

Rain can fall, we don't mind You're the warmth we're dancing on her Another year and still we find Joy that plays like a harmonica

Chorus

Monica, light up this room Every year you shine much brighter Friends are singing, hearts wide open Monica, you make it lighter

Outro

Rain has stopped, the clock ticks on We're glad we came along for you

Verse 1

Brown leaves stuck to the damp grass Nothing about that day moved fast You sat close, didn't say a word I felt something settle, unheard

Pre-chorus

I've built my whole house on your calm Held steady by the weight of your palm And I'm leaning toward the sound of your name

Chorus

Monica, you're the peace I found On that old bench, on that quiet ground Monica, through the whole wide year You're the one truth I hold near

Verse 2

The wind moved slow through the trees You pulled your coat round your knees I watched you breathe like the world could wait I've never doubted that as fate

Pre-chorus

I've built my whole house on your calm Held steady by the weight of your palm And I'm leaning toward the sound of your name

Chorus

Monica, you're the peace I found On that old bench, on that quiet ground Monica, through the whole wide year You're the one truth I hold near

Bridge

No grand thing was ever said Just your hand, and the leaves, and my head Turned toward you like it always does

Chorus

Monica, you're the peace I found On that old bench, on that quiet ground Monica, through the whole wide year You're the one truth I hold near

Outro

Let the leaves keep sticking to the grass I'll stay right here as long as you last

Verse 1

Coffee's gone cold, we don't care Windows fogged from breathing air Miles keep coming, grey and long You're the warmth I keep right there

Pre-chorus

I've got one hand on the wheel One hand reaching for you still Something's waking, something real

Chorus

Monica, you steady me Like a hand I don't need to see Roads keep changing, you don't move Monica, you're home to me

Verse 2

Cups sit close but never touch Kind of like we don't say much Quiet says enough, I think You were always plenty, plenty much

Chorus

Monica, you steady me Like a hand I don't need to see Roads keep changing, you don't move Monica, you're home to me

Bridge

Every mile looks just the same Till I say your name Then the grey pulls back a bit And I remember why I came

Chorus

Monica, you steady me Like a hand I don't need to see Roads keep changing, you don't move Monica, you're home to me

Outro

Two cold cups, still sitting there Still yours, still steady, still my prayer

Verse 1

Down by the railings, water runs grey I stand there thinking of you Rust on the metal but it won't give way Some things hold on, it's true

Pre-chorus

I never learned to talk it pretty No fancy words in me But something's rising, steady and gritty

Chorus

Monica, you're the one thing sure Through every cold and grey No one else could ever be Monica The one who makes me stay

Verse 2

Winter water doesn't rush or roar It just keeps moving slow That's how I love you, more and more Quiet, but steady in the flow

Bridge

Let the wind come, let it bite I'm not moving from this rail You're the warmth inside the night You're the reason I don't fail

Chorus

Monica, you're the one thing sure Through every cold and grey No one else could ever be Monica The one who makes me stay

Outro

The railings rust, but they still stand So will I, holding your hand

Verse 1

A stripe of silver stretches quiet across the floor tonight drawn from the window to the door where soft shadows lie nothing in this room will stir or wake or make a sound only you, breathing slow and safe, so gently held and found

Chorus

Monica, rest your small head down and let the hours go close your eyes upon a night that only wants you so sleep is a harmonica hum, low and warm and near Monica, you are so loved here, so loved here

Verse 2

Somewhere past that thread of light your dreaming has begun little breaths like waves that roll in slower than the sun nothing needs to hurry now, no reason to be far you are the warmest thing in reach of any waiting star

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the quiet fold around you soft and slow feel how the dark holds nothing sharp, nothing you need know only a hand nearby and a heart that will not go

Chorus

Monica, rest your small head down and let the hours go close your eyes upon a night that only wants you so sleep is a harmonica hum, low and warm and near Monica, you are so loved here, so loved here

Bridge

Even the floorboards seem to hush beneath that thread of light holding still so nothing wakes you from the dark to bright you are kept, you are kept, however long the night

Chorus

Monica, rest your small head down and let the hours go close your eyes upon a night that only wants you so sleep is a harmonica hum, low and warm and near Monica, you are so loved here, so loved here

Outro

That stripe of silver will still be there when morning comes to call and you were loved through every hour of the dark, through it all

Verse 1

Wrapped in wool while the wicker settles slow beneath you Every creak is a hush that only means you're safe Nothing out there tonight has any way to reach you Close your eyes now and float in this small quiet place

Pre-chorus

Somewhere a lamp is dimming low and losing its argument with sleep Your breathing slows to match the chair that rocks so soft and deep Hold on to nothing, let the dark come warm and easy

Chorus

Monica, the night has wrapped its arms around you tight Rest your small head down and drift on nothing but delight Nobody could dim a single bit of your soft light Monica, I'll keep you safe and warm the whole long night

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window the whole wide world turns quiet Stars are only there to watch you settle and be still Let the hush of evening be your gentlest little diet Sleep will come now easy as a valley fills

Bridge

Every creak of wicker is a lullaby of its own Rocking slow to tell you that you're never once alone

Chorus

Monica, the night has wrapped its arms around you tight Rest your small head down and drift on nothing but delight Nobody could dim a single bit of your soft light Monica, I'll keep you safe and warm the whole long night

Outro

Wool grows heavy now and the chair has gone still and slow Sleep, my Monica, and let the whole wide night be so

Verse 1

The frost on the window holds a shadow soft and slow a small pair of wings that drift and glow gentle as a hand upon a they pass and leave you calm below

Chorus

Monica, the night has wrapped its arms around your bed hush now, let the hours grow quiet in your head softer than a whispered word upon a Monica, there's nothing here to dread

Verse 2

The glass is cold but you are warm beneath the fold every little breath of yours is gold nothing in the dark can reach you safe inside the story I have told

Pre-chorus

The shadow slips away but still the warmth is staying near closer than a song hummed soft into your ear so let the drowsy feeling gather here

Chorus

Monica, the night has wrapped its arms around your bed hush now, let the hours grow quiet in your head softer than a whispered word upon a Monica, there's nothing here to dread

Bridge

Sleep is just a river and I'll hold you as you float every worry left behind like some old coat rest is all this moment has to give you

Chorus

Monica, the night has wrapped its arms around your bed hush now, let the hours grow quiet in your head softer than a whispered word upon a Monica, there's nothing here to dread

Outro

The frost will keep its shadow till the morning comes for you sleep now, love, the wings are watching too