Songs for Patrick

Verse 1

Wind is loud on the platform Boxes leaning in the queue One old engine slowing down Still it always brings us you

Pre-chorus

We could wait here in the cold Nothing here would matter much But the minute you show up

Chorus

Happy birthday, Patrick, shine on Nobody quite like you You make the ordinary magic You make the whole day new

Verse 2

Every box gets shoved and shifted Nothing stacked stays where it's put Same with plans when you arrive You turn the whole day round for good

Chorus

Happy birthday, Patrick, shine on Nobody quite like you You make the ordinary magic You make the whole day new

Bridge

Here's to the noise you bring in Here's to the joy that follows too Every year that engine's slower Still it's worth the wait for you

Chorus

Happy birthday, Patrick, shine on Nobody quite like you You make the ordinary magic You make the whole day new

Outro

Let the engine pull on through Glad it always carries you

Verse 1

Past the rotting leaves and old wire cages Something good was left to grow Nobody thought to look twice there But you're the one they ought to know

Pre-chorus

You turned up plain among the mess No one expected you to shine So let the room get loud and messy

Chorus

Happy birthday, Patrick, stand up tall You're no static, no dry attic Bright among the overgrown and small Patrick, you're the opposite of static

Verse 2

Weeds took over half the turnip rows Cages rusted, latch gone slack But you kept growing anyway And nothing ever holds you back

Chorus

Happy birthday, Patrick, stand up tall You're no static, no dry attic Bright among the overgrown and small Patrick, you're the opposite of static

Bridge

We could've walked right past you easy Missed the shine beneath the grime So raise a glass for what we found here Worth the wait, worth every climb

Chorus

Happy birthday, Patrick, stand up tall You're no static, no dry attic Bright among the overgrown and small Patrick, you're the opposite of static

Outro

Let the cabbage leaves keep rotting You're the one still standing green

Verse 1

Corner flag torn at the seam Chalk lines going soft and pale You still walk that pitch tonight Nothing here has left the team

Pre-chorus

Damp grass holding what you gave Every mark you made still stays So let the drums start climbing now

Chorus

Patrick, light the candles up Pour it out and fill the cup You're the one this room adores Patrick, we won't ever stop

Verse 2

You call the goals before they land Loudest voice on any street You make the whole pitch feel like home Everybody wants your hand

Bridge

No final whistle stops your name We're playing on, we're not the same without you Raise it up and shout it plain You're the reason we're aflame

Chorus

Patrick, light the candles up Pour it out and fill the cup You're the one this room adores Patrick, we won't ever stop

Outro

Chalk will fade but you don't fade Play it loud, the flag's still raised

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up in the attic light above us buzzing static I found old maps I'd never seen but you're the only place I've been

Pre-chorus

Dust settles slow, the air stands still time keeps easy at your will and I keep leaning toward you, still

Chorus

Patrick, you're the calm in me steady as I'd want love to be Patrick, nothing feels dramatic just you and me, easy, static

Verse 2

We never needed somewhere new every room feels right with you the flickering light don't bother me not when you're right here to see

Bridge

I don't need the map unrolled just your hand for me to hold some loves shout and some loves hum you're the quiet kind that stays, that comes

Chorus

Patrick, you're the calm in me steady as I'd want love to be Patrick, nothing feels dramatic just you and me, easy, static

Outro

Turn the light off, let it rest of all the maps, you're still the best

Verse 1

Greaseproof paper crumpled on the rug Wool beneath us, worn and thin You pour the tea before I ask I never notice where you begin

Pre-chorus

Nothing here is grand or planned No music swelling, no big scene Just you beside me, steady hand

Chorus

Patrick, you make the ordinary hold This flask, this field, this hour we keep Nobody else would call it much But Patrick, this is love that runs deep

Verse 2

You always save the last of the tea Pass it over without a word I watch you fold the paper flat It's a kindness nobody else has heard

Bridge

I don't need dramatic proof Just this cap screwed back on tight The way you look up, half amused And somehow that feels exactly right

Chorus

Patrick, you make the ordinary hold This flask, this field, this hour we keep Nobody else would call it much But Patrick, this is love that runs deep

Outro

The paper's folded, the tea long cold Patrick, I'd stay on this wool forever

Verse 1

Streetlamps drip gold on the ground Puddles hold the light so still Walking slow, no need for sound You're the warmth against the chill

Pre-chorus

Every window's turning grey I keep my eyes on you instead Something's building, hard to say

Chorus

Patrick, you're the light I know Steady through the falling rain Nothing here feels quite as slow As loving you again and again

Verse 2

Puddles catch the passing cars Ripples where our shadows meet You don't need to reach for stars When you're standing on this street

Pre-chorus

Every window's turning grey I keep my eyes on you instead Something's building, hard to say

Chorus

Patrick, you're the light I know Steady through the falling rain Nothing here feels quite as slow As loving you again and again

Bridge

No fireworks, no dramatic sky Just you and me, the same as ever Quiet love that doesn't try Holding on like nothing's better

Chorus

Patrick, you're the light I know Steady through the falling rain Nothing here feels quite as slow As loving you again and again

Outro

The lamps still glow on empty streets And I still walk here, loving you