Songs for Paul

Verse 1

The sprinkler turns on the clipped green lawn Three empty cups tipped on their side We gathered here since early dawn Because you make this day worth the ride

Pre-chorus

Something in the air is building now Feet are itching, hands are free We're leaning in to shout

Chorus

Paul, the water's spinning round for you Everybody here would break their fall Paul, we mean each word we say is true Nobody fills a room like Paul

Verse 2

Someone knocked a cup right off the chair Nobody minds, we're having fun You laughed so loud it filled the air And made the whole day feel like one

Pre-chorus

Something in the air is building now Feet are itching, hands are free We're leaning in to shout

Chorus

Paul, the water's spinning round for you Everybody here would break their fall Paul, we mean each word we say is true Nobody fills a room like Paul

Bridge

Raise your cup up, plastic or not Here's to the one who lights the yard You're the warmest thing we've got

Chorus

Paul, the water's spinning round for you Everybody here would break their fall Paul, we mean each word we say is true Nobody fills a room like Paul

Outro

The sprinkler slows on the clipped green lawn We'll all remember this one, Paul

Verse 1

Sugar is dripping down slow Kitchen's got nowhere to go You walk in and light up the hall Every voice here waits for your call

Pre-chorus

Steam on the window is rising Table can't hide what it's hiding We're all here holding our breath for you

Chorus

Paul, you're the sweetest thing here tonight Sticky and warm in the candlelight We're raising our cups, we're raising it all Nobody else could fill up this hall

Verse 2

Icing runs down like it knows How much love in this room grows You laugh and the whole table cheers Nobody's counting up all your years

Bridge

Every candle bends toward your name Every glass gets fogged just the same We're not here for the bread on the tray We're here because you made this our day

Chorus

Paul, you're the sweetest thing here tonight Sticky and warm in the candlelight We're raising our cups, we're raising it all Nobody else could fill up this hall

Outro

Glass still wet where our hands pressed through Every mark on it points to you

Verse 1

You dive in and the party starts Every light in here catches sparks Floaties drifting wherever they please You're the one who runs this show

Chorus

Paul, we're kicking off the night for you Ripples spreading out like something new Nobody else could light a room this way Paul, this whole floor moves for you

Verse 2

Ladder rungs are shining under blue Climb up high and take your call You make simple moments feel this good Watch the whole crowd rise and fall

Pre-chorus

Feel that bassline climbing up the wall Hear the room already start to call Get ready, here it comes for you

Chorus

Paul, we're kicking off the night for you Ripples spreading out like something new Nobody else could light a room this way Paul, this whole floor moves for you

Bridge

Water settling, then bright again Some things scatter, you remain However far the floaties drift We keep circling back to you

Chorus

Paul, we're kicking off the night for you Ripples spreading out like something new Nobody else could light a room this way Paul, this whole floor moves for you

Outro

Water settles, calm and blue We're glad tonight belongs to you

Verse 1

Somewhere a chair leans slowly on its worn wooden legs Rocking in rhythm with the hush of the night Your breathing has softened, so quiet and small Curled up and glowing in the low candlelight

Pre-chorus

Every creak of the floor is a promise I keep Nothing can reach you while these old boards hold fast Close your eyes now and drift toward sleep

Chorus

Paul, you are held here, safe in the dark Nothing will find you, nothing will call Rest now, my dear one, still as the hush Paul, you are cradled, gentle and small

Verse 2

Shadows are folding soft over the wall Easy and slow like a tide going out Your small hand is resting warm in my palm There's nothing tonight worth worrying about

Pre-chorus

Every creak of the floor is a promise I keep Nothing can reach you while these old boards hold fast Close your eyes now and drift toward sleep

Chorus

Paul, you are held here, safe in the dark Nothing will find you, nothing will call Rest now, my dear one, still as the hush Paul, you are cradled, gentle and small

Bridge

Sleep is a river that carries you far Further than worry could ever go You are the reason I stay up this late Watching you settle in the warm candle glow

Chorus

Paul, you are held here, safe in the dark Nothing will find you, nothing will call Rest now, my dear one, still as the hush Paul, you are cradled, gentle and small

Outro

Somewhere that chair keeps rocking on into the night Long after you've drifted, still watching you fall

Verse 1

Far off in the fields the yellow lights are moving slow They carry on their journey while you rest here safe and still Nothing out there needs you now, so let the whole world go There's nowhere you should be tonight but tucked against the sill

Chorus

Paul, the dark is only quiet wearing softer clothes Every hum outside becomes a song that we can share Paul, my hand will stay right here till morning shows Nothing in the night will ever find you unaware

Verse 2

Somewhere on a steel track something hums a low goodnight It won't come near, it only sings to send you drifting deep There's a warmth here that will hold you till the morning light No need to keep one eye half open, you can finally sleep

Pre-chorus

Feel how heavy your small hands have grown against the sheet Hear how far that distant engine sounds from where you lie Let your breathing slow to match it, soft and slow and sweet

Chorus

Paul, the dark is only quiet wearing softer clothes Every hum outside becomes a song that we can share Paul, my hand will stay right here till morning shows Nothing in the night will ever find you unaware

Bridge

Whatever crosses far off fields will not cross into here This room belongs to you alone, and quiet, and my care

Chorus

Paul, the dark is only quiet wearing softer clothes Every hum outside becomes a song that we can share Paul, my hand will stay right here till morning shows Nothing in the night will ever find you unaware

Outro

The lights have gone now, farther than the fields could ever hold Sleep on, Paul, you're warmer than the whole night's cold

Verse 1

A warm little beam has found where you're curled Slipping in soft to close off the world It rests on the cotton the way that I do Quiet and certain, just watching for you

Chorus

Paul, the night is holding you gentle and slow Paul, every shadow is learning to go Close up your eyes now, let everything fall There's nothing to chase and no need to be tall

Verse 2

The pillows are blue like the deep of the sky Made soft just for you as the evening rolls by Under the canvas the warmth starts to pool Held in a stripe of the light, calm and full

Pre-chorus

Breathe out the day and let your shoulders untie Let all of the noise drift on out with a sigh There's only this hush, only you and the light

Chorus

Paul, the night is holding you gentle and slow Paul, every shadow is learning to go Close up your eyes now, let everything fall There's nothing to chase and no need to be tall

Bridge

Somebody loves you past counting or call Small in this tent, you are wanted by all

Chorus

Paul, the night is holding you gentle and slow Paul, every shadow is learning to go Close up your eyes now, let everything fall There's nothing to chase and no need to be tall

Outro

That warm little beam will still be here at dawn Watching you rest until morning comes on