Songs for Olive

Verse 1

Shoes kicked off in a hurry Mud tracked clean across the floor You blew in like a small storm And I love you even more

Pre-chorus

Every mark you leave, I keep it Every mess is proof you're near So light the candles, let's get moving

Chorus

Olive, kick your boots up high Another year you get to solve it Whatever mess this year might bring Nobody dances through it like Olive

Verse 2

You never wipe your feet at doors You just come crashing straight on in That's how you love, no warning first You make the whole room feel it grin

Bridge

Cocoa mat gone brown with footprints Every step of yours belongs We'll follow that trail anywhere Long as you keep singing songs

Chorus

Olive, kick your boots up high Another year you get to solve it Whatever mess this year might bring Nobody dances through it like Olive

Outro

Leave your muddy shoes right there We'll love the mess you brought us here

Verse 1

A silver wrapper caught mid air Stuck in the vent, still sitting there Nobody moved to throw it out It stayed because you left it there

Pre-chorus

Small little things you leave behind Somehow they never leave my mind Tonight they're pulling us to you

Chorus

Olive, light up this room tonight Nothing about you fits out of sight We could try to solve it But we just love how you shine, Olive

Verse 2

The engine hums, the foil shakes loose We drive in circles, no excuse Just wanting one more mile with you Before we let this day get used

Pre-chorus

Small little things you leave behind Somehow they never leave my mind Tonight they're pulling us to you

Chorus

Olive, light up this room tonight Nothing about you fits out of sight We could try to solve it But we just love how you shine, Olive

Bridge

Every year folds into this one night Every candle catching your light We don't need to spell it out You already know, you're the reason we shout

Chorus

Olive, light up this room tonight Nothing about you fits out of sight We could try to solve it But we just love how you shine, Olive

Outro

That torn old wrapper's stuck for good Just like you, right where it should

Verse 1

Split crates stacked outside the door Green plums spilling on the floor Under canvas, morning light You made the dullest street feel bright

Pre-chorus

Stand up, let the candles catch Nobody else could fill this gap So lift your cup, don't hold it back

Chorus

Olive, tonight the whole room glows Everyone here adores you, Olive, and it shows We came to cheer, we came to sing Olive, you're the finest thing

Verse 2

Market noise and clattering crates Somebody always saves your plate You walk in loud, the room turns round You're the best noise in this town

Pre-chorus

Stand up, let the candles catch Nobody else could fill this gap So lift your cup, don't hold it back

Chorus

Olive, tonight the whole room glows Everyone here adores you, Olive, and it shows We came to cheer, we came to sing Olive, you're the finest thing

Bridge

Another year, still bright as brass Nobody here would let this pass You're the reason the toast gets raised Every candle lit to praise

Chorus

Olive, tonight the whole room glows Everyone here adores you, Olive, and it shows We came to cheer, we came to sing Olive, you're the finest thing

Outro

Somewhere plums still spill their green Happiest thing this town has seen

Verse 1

Suds slide down the basin slow Water runs but you still stay I watch the morning start again You make the grey turn into day

Pre-chorus

Some things wash away too fast Some things settle in and hold You're the one I don't let go

Chorus

Olive, you're the steady kind Nothing here could dissolve it Every doubt I ever had You just quietly solve it

Verse 2

The tap runs on after we've gone Circles down and out of sight But what you gave me stayed right here Held on through the fading light

Chorus

Olive, you're the steady kind Nothing here could dissolve it Every doubt I ever had You just quietly solve it

Bridge

I've turned this feeling round and round Watched it change but never leave However far this love has come It only grows, it don't revolve

Chorus

Olive, you're the steady kind Nothing here could dissolve it Every doubt I ever had You just quietly solve it

Outro

The water clears, the basin's white You're still the warmth I can't rinse out

Verse 1

Streetlamps turning grey to gold Cracked pavement under our feet Nobody else out this late You keep me warm from the cold

Pre-chorus

I never rush when you're near No need to fill up the quiet Something in this is building

Chorus

Olive, you're the one I choose Every night I walk you home Nothing about us needs to solve it Olive, there's nothing left to lose

Verse 2

Shadows stretch out long and slow Your laugh cuts through the still air I count the cracks beneath our shoes Just to keep you here a bit more

Chorus

Olive, you're the one I choose Every night I walk you home Nothing about us needs to solve it Olive, there's nothing left to lose

Bridge

No map for this, no plan drawn out Just you beside me, steady, sure Whatever comes, we'll let it move I'm not afraid of slow

Chorus

Olive, you're the one I choose Every night I walk you home Nothing about us needs to solve it Olive, there's nothing left to lose

Outro

Same old lamps still burning gold Still walking you home, still holding on

Verse 1

Steam sits thick along the glass Morning comes on slow and slow to pass You reach out and clear a line Just enough to find you fine

Pre-chorus

Small things tell me who to trust Fog will always turn to dust And under it you're always there

Chorus

Olive, you're the clearest thing I know Warm beneath the cold and slow Nothing hides you, nothing can Olive, you're my steady plan

Verse 2

Cupboards full of half used things Ordinary is what your presence brings No grand words, no need to solve it Love like this, we just involve it

Chorus

Olive, you're the clearest thing I know Warm beneath the cold and slow Nothing hides you, nothing can Olive, you're my steady plan

Bridge

Wipe the glass and there you are Not far off, never far This is love without the noise

Chorus

Olive, you're the clearest thing I know Warm beneath the cold and slow Nothing hides you, nothing can Olive, you're my steady plan

Outro

Steam will always rise again You're the one thing that stays plain