Songs for Ronnie

Verse 1

Steam is rising off the porch Light comes up and starts to torch You sit close without a sound Best thing waiting to be found

Pre-chorus

Cup gets cold but I don't care Nothing beats you sitting there So before the day gets on

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the calm I lean on Every morning you're not gone Two mugs steaming side by side You're the one I can't outride

Verse 2

Porch boards creak beneath our feet Sun comes up all soft and sweet You don't ask for grand or loud Just being near you makes me proud

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the calm I lean on Every morning you're not gone Two mugs steaming side by side You're the one I can't outride

Bridge

Some folks need the world to see I just need you here with me Quiet love is still the truth

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the calm I lean on Every morning you're not gone Two mugs steaming side by side You're the one I can't outride

Outro

Steam still rises off the boards You say more than all my words

Verse 1

Window's gone soft with the steam Streetlights turn to little moons You hum something low and slow I could sit here all afternoon

Pre-chorus

Nobody else in this whole city Makes the quiet feel this good I keep losing my sentence

Chorus

Ronnie, the glass is turning grey Nothing out there matters much Every light looks like it's swaying Ronnie, I only trust your touch

Verse 2

You draw a heart there with one finger Then let it melt away again I say don't, I like it staying You just laugh like that's the plan

Bridge

Five floors up and the world's a smear Voices rising faint from below You're the one thing that stays clear Whichever way this old wind blows

Chorus

Ronnie, the glass is turning grey Nothing out there matters much Every light looks like it's swaying Ronnie, I only trust your touch

Outro

Steam will clear by morning light You're still the one I'm holding tight

Verse 1

Toll tickets scattered on the mat Lemon drops rolling with the miles I never planned on loving like that Until I saw your certain smile

Pre-chorus

We never needed anywhere grand Just this old car and time to spend I feel it building, close at hand

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the one I chose Steady as the road we're on Nobody sees you like I do, Ronnie I was lost, and then you shone

Verse 2

The radio hums a tune half gone Your hand rests easy on the wheel Some folks chase what won't hold on But you're the thing I know is real

Bridge

Doesn't matter where we're headed Long as you are riding too Every small thing feels connected When I'm sitting next to you

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the one I chose Steady as the road we're on Nobody sees you like I do, Ronnie I was lost, and then you shone

Outro

Sweep the tickets off the mat I'll keep the lemon drops for good

Verse 1

Snow tumbles through where warmth escapes Ronnie, you bring the year back round The kettle sings, the table waits We've held this space, we hold it now

Pre-chorus

Every frost-locked day grows bright Every carol finds its way When you're here, the season's right

Chorus

Ronnie, Ronnie, come inside Where the fire holds back the dark You're the heart we gather 'round This is Christmas, this is home

Verse 2

Distance dims but doesn't break The warmth of knowing you exist These winter nights, we celebrate The turning year, and you in it

Chorus

Ronnie, Ronnie, come inside Where the fire holds back the dark You're the heart we gather 'round This is Christmas, this is home

Bridge

Steam and snow swirl at the threshold Calling: we are waiting here

Chorus

Ronnie, Ronnie, come inside Where the fire holds back the dark You're the heart we gather 'round This is Christmas, this is home

Outro

Snow falls soft on open doors Ronnie, you are always home

Verse 1

Frost on the windows, boots in the hall Everyone heading the same way, Ronnie of all Laughter and voices and wood burning bright You make the gathering feel right

Pre-chorus

When the year gets cold and the nights draw in When the lights go up and the carols begin There you are

Chorus

Ronnie, Ronnie, this is what we hold Stories round the fire, never growing old Ronnie, Ronnie, stay where you belong Here with all of us, here all along

Verse 2

Mist on the journey, the road brings us near Every soul traveling knows why you're here Warmth in the doorway, a seat by the flame We're all more ourselves when you came

Bridge

The table is waiting, the light burning gold Winter can't touch what your presence has told

Chorus

Ronnie, Ronnie, this is what we hold Stories round the fire, never growing old Ronnie, Ronnie, stay where you belong Here with all of us, here all along

Outro

Boots in the hallway, frost on the pane Ronnie, you bring us home again

Verse 1

Frost traces patterns on the window pane The year is turning into Christmas again You'd love the quiet of this frozen scene A glove lies lonely on the ice so plain

Pre-chorus

All the lights are burning bright Carols rising through the snowy air This is where you belong tonight

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the warmth we're holding close You're the one that matters most to us Every carol that we sing in harmony Ronnie, you're our Christmas certainty

Verse 2

Bare trees bend beneath the weight of frost The table's laid with everything that's warm We're gathering the pieces that we've lost You're the one we celebrate this season for

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the warmth we're holding close You're the one that matters most to us Every carol that we sing in harmony Ronnie, you're our Christmas certainty

Bridge

Nothing else compares to having you Your presence fills the winter with its glow

Chorus

Ronnie, you're the warmth we're holding close You're the one that matters most to us Every carol that we sing in harmony Ronnie, you're our Christmas certainty

Outro

The frost will fade but you remain so dear You're everything that matters to us here