Love Songs for Nancy

• Hold It Steady

  Gospel soul · Gospel · Organ · Rising

  A plain, warm gospel soul love song for Nancy, built on the small act of holding an umbrella over someone through the rain. It fits new love, old love, or anything quietly in between.

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  Verse 1

  Rain came down and caught us walking Blue nylon stretched, no time for talking You held it high above us both And I believed your quiet oath

  Chorus

  Nancy, you hold the whole sky steady Every storm, you're right there, ready Nancy, my feet stay dry with you Whatever falls, I know you'll come through

  Verse 2

  Puddle spreading on the pavement stone You never left me standing alone Your hand stayed firm, your arm stayed strong I knew right then I'd found where I belong

  Pre-chorus

  Some folks run when the weather turns Some folks fade when the fire burns Not you, Nancy, not once, not ever

  Chorus

  Nancy, you hold the whole sky steady Every storm, you're right there, ready Nancy, my feet stay dry with you Whatever falls, I know you'll come through

  Bridge

  Let it pour, let it flood the street I'm not moving from where we meet You're the shelter I never knew I'd find

  Chorus

  Nancy, you hold the whole sky steady Every storm, you're right there, ready Nancy, my feet stay dry with you Whatever falls, I know you'll come through

  Outro

  The rain still falls on that same street But your steady hands still keep me sweet

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• Pegs on the Line

  Country waltz · Country · Waltz · Pedal steel

  A quiet country waltz about steady, ordinary love, built from the small ritual of hanging washing on a fence line. Good for long love, or love that has settled into daily habit.

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  Verse 1

  I pin the pillowcase up grey and damp against the wire where the rust has spread you hum from the doorway, half dressed still I hold two pegs and think of you, Nancy

  Chorus

  Nancy, you're the reason I go slow hanging small things out to dry you make the plainest morning stay Nancy, this is how I know

  Verse 2

  The fence leans hard against the wind but I keep pinning, steady as I can you watch me from the window, laughing soft that look you give could sink or save me

  Pre-chorus

  Every peg I place is just for you a small and stubborn kind of proof and I'm still learning how you love me

  Chorus

  Nancy, you're the reason I go slow hanging small things out to dry you make the plainest morning stay Nancy, this is how I know

  Bridge

  No fancy words, no grand romancy just wet cloth and cold, bare hands this is the whole of what I've got and Nancy, it was always meant for you

  Chorus

  Nancy, you're the reason I go slow hanging small things out to dry you make the plainest morning stay Nancy, this is how I know

  Outro

  The pillowcase still hangs there, drying slow and Nancy, I am still holding on

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• Steady in the Spray

  Irish air · Irish · Whistle · Lilting

  A quiet, sturdy love song for Nancy, built from the image of a lifebuoy weathering salt and storm without ever losing its place on the wall.

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  Verse 1

  The glass gets hit with salt and spray but nothing moves you off the wall you hold your place through every storm I lean on you through it all

  Chorus

  Nancy, you're the one I trust when the water turns and swells I don't need calm, I just need you Nancy, you keep me well

  Verse 2

  Some nights the wind won't let up and I forget which way is home you're the shape I look for first the reason I don't feel alone

  Pre-chorus

  I've watched you hold when things gave way never asking to be seen just being there is loud enough

  Chorus

  Nancy, you're the one I trust when the water turns and swells I don't need calm, I just need you Nancy, you keep me well

  Bridge

  You don't shine to be admired you just stay when it gets rough that's the kind of love I want plain and near, that's enough

  Chorus

  Nancy, you're the one I trust when the water turns and swells I don't need calm, I just need you Nancy, you keep me well

  Outro

  The spray still hits the glass tonight but you're still there, still holding on

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