Songs for Preston

Verse 1

Flour dust settling on the boards Three cartons standing nearly dry We made this mess because of you Nobody here would question why

Pre-chorus

Every year we clear the table Light the candles, hush the noise Get ready now, here comes the best part

Chorus

Preston, come and take your seat Best day the calendar has got We baked it rough and stacked it tall Preston, blow it out while it's hot

Verse 2

You leave a trail wherever you go Spoons and laughter, cups and cheer We wouldn't tidy up too quick We like the proof that you were here

Bridge

Sack of flour, heavy and white Empty cartons, drained tonight That's the cost of loving you Worth every mess we're standing in

Chorus

Preston, come and take your seat Best day the calendar has got We baked it rough and stacked it tall Preston, blow it out while it's hot

Outro

Someday we'll sweep the flour away But we'll keep loving you this way

Verse 1

Boxes sliding on the back seat Corner comes and grabs our feet You just laugh and grip the door We would drive like this for more

Pre-chorus

Every turn we take too fast Feels like something built to last So hold on, here it comes

Chorus

Preston, Preston, light the candles now Nobody else can fill a room somehow Preston, we're shouting out your name You make the ordinary feel like a game

Verse 2

Dinner sliding, sauce on the floor We laughed so hard we missed the door You called it out, you called it right Best wrong turn we took all night

Chorus

Preston, Preston, light the candles now Nobody else can fill a room somehow Preston, we're shouting out your name You make the ordinary feel like a game

Bridge

Here's to the mess and the mad little turns Here's to the year that you fully earned Whatever tips over, whatever falls out You turn it to laughter without any doubt

Chorus

Preston, Preston, light the candles now Nobody else can fill a room somehow Preston, we're shouting out your name You make the ordinary feel like a game

Outro

Boxes still shifting on the back seat You're still the reason the whole ride's sweet

Verse 1

Bikes lined up along the wire waiting for somebody to fire a shout that gets the whole yard moving you're the spark that lights the tyre

Pre-chorus

We've been circling round this morning counting down and gently warning something's coming, get you ready

Chorus

Preston, everybody's calling this the day we've been installing cake and noise and all our favourites Preston, watch the candles falling

Verse 2

Handlebars all click together like they're cheering, come what weather you're the one who set them spinning nothing here could hold you tethered

Chorus

Preston, everybody's calling this the day we've been installing cake and noise and all our favourites Preston, watch the candles falling

Bridge

Another year, another gear you're pedalling straight past the fear we're right behind you, wheels are turning this whole street showed up to cheer

Chorus

Preston, everybody's calling this the day we've been installing cake and noise and all our favourites Preston, watch the candles falling

Outro

Bikes still humming by the wire you're the flame we gather nearer

Verse 1

The grey cotton lifts and falls like it's breathing beside you A soft little sigh as the window lets in the dark You watch the folds sway and slowly your eyelids grow heavy Somewhere past the glass the whole tired world drops its guard

Chorus

Preston, the night is only holding you close now Sleep finds you gentle as breath finds its rest on Nothing will wake you, no shadow, no far away sound Preston, this quiet was always your best on

Verse 2

Moonlight comes soft through the fabric and lands on your pillow You are the warmest thing this whole dim room contains Outside the breeze moves slow like it's rocking a willow Nothing tonight has the heart to trouble your calm

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the curtain is humming its low quiet tune Little breaths, little sighs, the dark pulling near Somewhere between them your name is about to be sung

Chorus

Preston, the night is only holding you close now Sleep finds you gentle as breath finds its rest on Nothing will wake you, no shadow, no far away sound Preston, this quiet was always your best on

Bridge

Even the cotton has stilled itself into sleeping Even the window has folded its light away You are the reason this whole room keeps quiet its keeping

Chorus

Preston, the night is only holding you close now Sleep finds you gentle as breath finds its rest on Nothing will wake you, no shadow, no far away sound Preston, this quiet was always your best on

Outro

Somewhere the grey cotton settles, done with its swaying Rest now, little one, the whole night is yours for staying

Verse 1

A small yellow glow leans its light on the ceiling tonight Soft folds of the quilt catch it gently and hold it like light Your breathing has slowed to the hush that the evening allows Sleep is already curling in close underneath your closed brows

Pre-chorus

Every shadow up there has gone soft and gone still Nothing in this room means you any kind of ill So let the glow carry you where the quiet things spill

Chorus

Preston, the dark has got nowhere to go but kind Rest on the hush that the whole house has designed Preston, you're held here, no reason to fear Sleep can come closer, there's nothing but calm near

Verse 2

Somewhere above you the light keeps its slow steady beam Quiet as breath, it just watches and lets you dream You don't have to hold on to anything but rest Let the whole weight of the day settle soft on your chest

Chorus

Preston, the dark has got nowhere to go but kind Rest on the hush that the whole house has designed Preston, you're held here, no reason to fear Sleep can come closer, there's nothing but calm near

Bridge

Nothing is asked of you now, only breathe and be still Nestled in blankets, you're safe on this warm little sill

Chorus

Preston, the dark has got nowhere to go but kind Rest on the hush that the whole house has designed Preston, you're held here, no reason to fear Sleep can come closer, there's nothing but calm near

Outro

That small yellow glow will keep watch till the morning is due Sleep now, my Preston, the whole quiet night belongs to you

Verse 1

A small pool of light waits at the top of the stair soft and yellow, spilling gently through the quiet air it stays there so patiently, never in a rush and under it I carry you to somewhere soft and rare

Chorus

Preston, Preston, let the whole house settle into rest on every worry of the day, you can let it go and rest on this warm and steady moment, quiet as a held breath close your eyes, my dear one, Preston, you're the best one

Verse 2

The stairs creak softly as I climb them slow with you the light above grows nearer, golden, warm and true it never asks for anything, it simply stays and glows and that is how I hold you, the whole night through

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the house is dimming, every sound has gone to sleep the glow above the stairway is the only light we keep so let your breathing follow it, low and slow and deep

Chorus

Preston, Preston, let the whole house settle into rest on every worry of the day, you can let it go and rest on this warm and steady moment, quiet as a held breath close your eyes, my dear one, Preston, you're the best one

Bridge

Nothing in the dark can touch you while that small light burns you are held here, safe and certain, long after it returns every night the same soft glow will wait here at the top just for you, until the morning turns

Chorus

Preston, Preston, let the whole house settle into rest on every worry of the day, you can let it go and rest on this warm and steady moment, quiet as a held breath close your eyes, my dear one, Preston, you're the best one

Outro

The light still waits there gently at the top of the old stair sleep now, little Preston, you are safe and you are cared for