Songs for Ollie

Verse 1

I watch the cotton drift and sway and think of you the same slow way no rush, no noise, no need to race just steady love that holds its place

Pre-chorus

Some hearts need a little thunder mine just needs you here beside me that quiet kind that never ends

Chorus

Ollie, you're the calm I chose the white against the grey it shows no drama, just a love that's true Ollie, I keep coming back to you

Verse 2

The wind moves gentle, never fast a love like ours was built to last no grand parade, no fireworks flare just you and me, and quiet care

Chorus

Ollie, you're the calm I chose the white against the grey it shows no drama, just a love that's true Ollie, I keep coming back to you

Bridge

Some folks want the noise and shine I just want your hand in mine plain as cotton, clean and true that's the kind of love I choose with you

Chorus

Ollie, you're the calm I chose the white against the grey it shows no drama, just a love that's true Ollie, I keep coming back to you

Outro

Still the cotton sways so slow and still I love you, steady, so

Verse 1

I found you in a cardboard bin Between the sleeves that no one plays You looked like something worth the search Like a tune from better days

Chorus

Ollie, you're the one I kept Out of every dusty crate Every record I set down Was just leading to this date

Verse 2

The paper's soft from being held By hands that loved it long before You've got that same worn kind of grace Like you've been chosen this before

Pre-chorus

I don't need the shiny ones I don't need a perfect find I just need the one that's you

Chorus

Ollie, you're the one I kept Out of every dusty crate Every record I set down Was just leading to this date

Bridge

Some love comes wrapped up new Mine came coated thin in dust You don't shine the way they do You just play, and I trust

Chorus

Ollie, you're the one I kept Out of every dusty crate Every record I set down Was just leading to this date

Outro

Still flipping through that old cardboard bin Glad I never gave up on you

Verse 1

The barrier lit up gold that night Just fluorescent tubes and glare I wasn't going anywhere important Until I saw you standing there

Pre-chorus

My ticket sat forgotten in my hand Every ordinary thing went still Something in me started leaning

Chorus

Ollie, you turned the whole floor golden Nothing there was special till you came Every dull light learned to hold you I've been saying your name

Verse 2

We stood there while the trains rushed past Neither of us moved at all You laughed at something small and stupid And I forgot to watch the wall

Bridge

I don't need a better story Just the tiles, the noise, the glare You looked at me like I was chosen I looked back the same, right there

Chorus

Ollie, you turned the whole floor golden Nothing there was special till you came Every dull light learned to hold you I've been saying your name

Outro

Some nights I still see that gold floor And Ollie, I'd walk through it again