Love Songs for Poppy

Verse 1

Your mug is chipped and mine's the same We never learned each other's name for it Highlighter ink on both our hands I love the mess that this life plans

Pre-chorus

You look up from the page and grin I feel the quiet settle in Something about you pulls me near

Chorus

Poppy, you're the one I find In every pile of books and time Poppy, steady, close and true There's no one I would rather choose

Verse 2

The books keep stacking to the lamp Your pen runs dry, mine's always damp You laugh and steal a sip of mine I wouldn't trade this for a finer sign

Pre-chorus

You look up from the page and grin I feel the quiet settle in Something about you pulls me near

Chorus

Poppy, you're the one I find In every pile of books and time Poppy, steady, close and true There's no one I would rather choose

Bridge

No candlelight, no fancy song Just you, still here, when the hours run long That's the love I want to keep

Chorus

Poppy, you're the one I find In every pile of books and time Poppy, steady, close and true There's no one I would rather choose

Outro

Two mugs still crowd that same old table I'll keep choosing you while I am able

Verse 1

Cold morning, coats hung heavy on the line Milk bottles knocking, steady on the stone No one else is up to see this And I am glad that you are mine

Chorus

Poppy, you're the one I keep on choosing Nothing fancy, nothing hard to name Poppy, when the whole street's still sleeping You're the reason I got up the same

Verse 2

You make the ordinary worth keeping A coat, a step, a closing door I've watched you do the smallest things And loved you a little more

Pre-chorus

There's no big speech I'm building to Just this small hour, just me and you And how I feel it every time

Chorus

Poppy, you're the one I keep on choosing Nothing fancy, nothing hard to name Poppy, when the whole street's still sleeping You're the reason I got up the same

Bridge

Some loves need the noise, the show I never needed that with you Just the quiet, and you, and knowing This is steady, this is true

Chorus

Poppy, you're the one I keep on choosing Nothing fancy, nothing hard to name Poppy, when the whole street's still sleeping You're the reason I got up the same

Outro

Someday the bottles won't be there But I'll still reach for you like they were

Verse 1

Steam curls up off the copper pan Nothing fancy, just this hour You're humming something without a plan Poppy, that's my kind of power

Pre-chorus

The kettle clicks, the window fogs Some days pass and barely show But I keep noticing you

Chorus

Poppy, you make the plain hours count Steady, not sloppy, that's what love should be No need for the loud amount Poppy, you're the calm part of me

Verse 2

White tiles catching all that light You're barefoot, half awake, half here This isn't a big or dramatic night Just you, close, and that's clear

Bridge

Some hearts want the fireworks part I'll take the warm and the slow You settled quiet into my heart And that's the truest thing I know

Chorus

Poppy, you make the plain hours count Steady, not sloppy, that's what love should be No need for the loud amount Poppy, you're the calm part of me

Outro

The pan cools down, the steam clears too I'm still here, looking at you