Songs for Rick

Verse 1

A little candle on a chair Burning steady, burning quick Blue drums turning everywhere And still the brightest thing is Rick

Pre-chorus

We came in from the cold and grey Found a corner warm and thick Now the whole room wants to say

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Rick Here's to you, we mean it, quick Every year you're worth the pick Happy birthday to you, Rick

Verse 2

Paper flame won't ever fade Not with you here, standing thick Every load we've ever made Feels lighter when it's spun with Rick

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Rick Here's to you, we mean it, quick Every year you're worth the pick Happy birthday to you, Rick

Bridge

Machines keep turning, round and round Nothing here will ever stick But you're the one we've always found Standing steady, standing quick

Chorus

Happy birthday to you, Rick Here's to you, we mean it, quick Every year you're worth the pick Happy birthday to you, Rick

Outro

Let the little candle burn Here's to you, and every trick

Verse 1

Crumbs of yellow sponge cake fall Across the red tiles by your feet A colander swings on the wall And the whole kitchen smells so sweet

Chorus

Rick, you make this house feel bright Every candle lit for you tonight Somebody pass the cake to Rick We're glad you're here, so light the wick

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole room joins in Flour on your hands, icing on your chin Another year of you, we win So let the party just begin

Pre-chorus

We've got the candles ready now The room is loud, we don't care how Everybody take a breath and sing

Chorus

Rick, you make this house feel bright Every candle lit for you tonight Somebody pass the cake to Rick We're glad you're here, so light the wick

Bridge

However old you are today You're still the reason we're all here Every crumb upon the floor will say We're glad another year's begun, my dear

Chorus

Rick, you make this house feel bright Every candle lit for you tonight Somebody pass the cake to Rick We're glad you're here, so light the wick

Outro

Sponge cake crumbs upon the floor We'll sweep them up and ask for more

Verse 1

You stand there grinning in the rain Streamers catch the wire again Nobody minds the weather tonight Waiting for you feels like a game

Pre-chorus

The carriage lights are coming through Everybody's watching for you We're counting down to say

Chorus

Rick, the whole room's calling your name We came out here just for the same One good reason to light this town Rick, you set the night on fire, quick

Verse 2

You laugh and the platform lifts Somebody's brought you party gifts Rain on the tracks can't dim a thing This is the night that shifts

Bridge

Every year you make us believe Good things come to those who leave Doors open wide and step through quick Straight into the shine you bring

Chorus

Rick, the whole room's calling your name We came out here just for the same One good reason to light this town Rick, you set the night on fire, quick

Outro

Streamers still hang from the wire Burning bright as your next year

Verse 1

The hallway keeps a little light for you alone tonight It slips beneath the wooden door in one thin golden line Rick, you never have to wonder if the house is still awake Close your eyes and let that gentle brightness hold your place

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this room can reach you, nothing needs to try Every shadow here is soft and means you no goodbye So let the quiet settle now and carry you inside

Chorus

Rick, my Rick, the light is watching over you Rick, you're held by everything this house can do Sleep is safe and morning always finds its way back in Rest now, little Rick, let the soft night begin

Verse 2

The door stays open just a crack so nothing feels too far You are never on your own beneath this quiet star Rick, the floor remembers every step that brought you here Nothing in the dark tonight is anything to fear

Pre-chorus

Nothing in this room can reach you, nothing needs to try Every shadow here is soft and means you no goodbye So let the quiet settle now and carry you inside

Chorus

Rick, my Rick, the light is watching over you Rick, you're held by everything this house can do Sleep is safe and morning always finds its way back in Rest now, little Rick, let the soft night begin

Bridge

Somewhere past that thin bright seam, the whole house breathes for you Holding still so nothing wakes you, keeping watch till morning's due

Chorus

Rick, my Rick, the light is watching over you Rick, you're held by everything this house can do Sleep is safe and morning always finds its way back in Rest now, little Rick, let the soft night begin

Outro

The hallway light will stay right there, still glowing soft and true Sleep now, Rick, the whole night long belongs to you

Verse 1

A small white flame is bowing down its head tonight Melting slow into the brass, so calm, so quiet and light You breathe beside me soft as smoke that curls and clears Everything about this room has settled into you and me

Chorus

Rick, the wax is sinking low and easy on the shelf Rick, your eyes are heavy now, so let them close themselves Nothing in this house tonight is asking you for more Rest here, Rick, there's nowhere else that you should be at all

Verse 2

Watch the little pool of light go soft around its edges Warm and slow, it pours itself in gold along the ledges You are held the very same way by this quiet room Nothing hurries here, my love, nothing needs to move

Pre-chorus

Hear how quiet the whole wide house has grown around your head Feel how heavy sleep is pulling gently at your little hands Close your eyes now, let the dark come soft as bread

Chorus

Rick, the wax is sinking low and easy on the shelf Rick, your eyes are heavy now, so let them close themselves Nothing in this house tonight is asking you for more Rest here, Rick, there's nowhere else that you should be at all

Bridge

Down and down the small flame goes, so patient and so slow You are safe as any light that ever learned to glow Nothing that you carry now is heavy, none at all

Chorus

Rick, the wax is sinking low and easy on the shelf Rick, your eyes are heavy now, so let them close themselves Nothing in this house tonight is asking you for more Rest here, Rick, there's nowhere else that you should be at all

Outro

Somewhere on the mantel now a small light settles still Sleep the same way, love, and know that you always will

Verse 1

Dust turns slowly in the light along the hallway floor Drifting easy, in no hurry, going nowhere at all Just like you, wrapped up warm and needing nothing more Safe inside these walls, held closer than the fall

Pre-chorus

The hush is settling soft around this quiet room Every breath of yours is slowing like the fading afternoon And the dark outside is gentle, it will keep you soon

Chorus

Rick, the night is holding you the way I always will Close your eyes, the world can wait beyond this windowsill Rick, you are the warmest thing this house has ever held Sleep now, little one, let every worry melt

Verse 2

The lamp outside throws one long beam across the floor It touches nothing else but finds its way beneath the door Like the love that finds you even when I say no more It settles where you rest, the way it did before

Pre-chorus

The hush is settling soft around this quiet room Every breath of yours is slowing like the fading afternoon And the dark outside is gentle, it will keep you soon

Chorus

Rick, the night is holding you the way I always will Close your eyes, the world can wait beyond this windowsill Rick, you are the warmest thing this house has ever held Sleep now, little one, let every worry melt

Bridge

Nothing in this house can reach you now Only quiet, only breath, only calm somehow

Chorus

Rick, the night is holding you the way I always will Close your eyes, the world can wait beyond this windowsill Rick, you are the warmest thing this house has ever held Sleep now, little one, let every worry melt

Outro

The light still drifts along the hallway, soft and slow Sleep on, and know I'm watching over you, just so