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