Songs for Rory

Verse 1

Look at the crowd out there Steam on the glass, cold air We came in from the street Just to find you, Rory, sweet

Pre-chorus

Every face is turned your way We've got things we need to say Hold on, here it comes

Chorus

Rory, the whole room's shouting your name Nobody else could light up this frame We pressed through the door for glory Rory, you're never plain background story

Verse 2

Someone's fogging up the pane Writing letters, half insane We spelled it wrong, then spelled it right Just to wish you a good night

Bridge

Candles catching in the window light Every face out here burning bright We came a long way just for this One more year we wouldn't miss

Chorus

Rory, the whole room's shouting your name Nobody else could light up this frame We pressed through the door for glory Rory, you're never plain background story

Outro

Steam still clouds the window glass We're still here, we didn't pass

Verse 1

Snow was falling on the street Cake box wobbling on a trolley We laughed the whole way home tonight Every trip with you's a story

Pre-chorus

Something in the cold night air Something bright behind your eyes Something building, get up there

Chorus

Rory, light the candles now Two for one and one for glory Everybody sing it loud We adore you, this is your story

Verse 2

You could turn a queue to a party Make the dullest evening shine Push that trolley like a chariot Best surprise of mine

Pre-chorus

Something in the cold night air Something bright behind your eyes Something building, get up there

Chorus

Rory, light the candles now Two for one and one for glory Everybody sing it loud We adore you, this is your story

Bridge

Raise a glass up, raise it high Nobody like you comes along twice

Chorus

Rory, light the candles now Two for one and one for glory Everybody sing it loud We adore you, this is your story

Outro

Snow still falling on the street Happiest trolley you'll ever see

Verse 1

One balloon tied to a float Bobbing out under the sun We keep watching where you'll go You turn today into fun

Pre-chorus

Everyone's here by the water Waiting to sing it out loud Something is building and rising

Chorus

Rory, the whole pool is calling your name Nobody shines like you, Rory We're raising our cups to your glory This is your day, this is your story

Verse 2

The float drifts closer to shore Somebody grabs it and cheers You make the ordinary more You turn the years into years

Pre-chorus

Everyone's here by the water Waiting to sing it out loud Something is building and rising

Chorus

Rory, the whole pool is calling your name Nobody shines like you, Rory We're raising our cups to your glory This is your day, this is your story

Bridge

However far you drift away We'll pull you back to shore However many candles burn We're cheering out for more

Chorus

Rory, the whole pool is calling your name Nobody shines like you, Rory We're raising our cups to your glory This is your day, this is your story

Outro

That one balloon is still afloat Still tied to you, still glowing gold

Verse 1

Car park's empty, engine's off Wind is picking up a lot You held yours out over me Didn't even have to ask, see

Pre-chorus

Standing here with nowhere dry Water pooling at our feet Something in me won't stay quiet

Chorus

Rory, this is what I know Every road we take is slow You're the one I choose again Rory, through the wind and rain

Verse 2

Both our coats are soaked right through Still I'd rather stand with you Cars keep passing, lights go by We're not moving, you and I

Chorus

Rory, this is what I know Every road we take is slow You're the one I choose again Rory, through the wind and rain

Bridge

Two umbrellas, one small space Barely room to hold my place But you shifted, made it fit That's the whole of it

Chorus

Rory, this is what I know Every road we take is slow You're the one I choose again Rory, through the wind and rain

Outro

Engine's off, the rain still falls Still your shoulder's all I want

Verse 1

The windows down, the road ahead Wheat fields turning gold and slow You tap the wheel to some old song I could ride this way for miles, Rory

Pre-chorus

Something about this light gets in Something about you stays there And I feel it building, rising

Chorus

Rory, you're the one I chose Every field we pass looks new Rory, this is how it goes Quiet love that still feels true

Verse 2

We stop for nothing, just keep on Dust behind us, sun ahead You laugh at something I just said And I forget every word I read

Pre-chorus

Something about this light gets in Something about you stays there And I feel it building, rising

Chorus

Rory, you're the one I chose Every field we pass looks new Rory, this is how it goes Quiet love that still feels true

Bridge

No map for where this ends Just you, the wheel, the gold I don't need to know the distance When you're the one I'm holding

Chorus

Rory, you're the one I chose Every field we pass looks new Rory, this is how it goes Quiet love that still feels true

Outro

Still driving through that yellow light Still glad I'm sitting next to you

Verse 1

I left your coat there on the bench Kept your seat while the crowds moved past Trains kept coming, none of them mine I was only ever waiting for you, Rory

Pre-chorus

Every platform looks the same to me now Every whistle sounds like your name So catch me before the doors close

Chorus

Rory, you're the one I count on Steady as the rails I'm stood on Nobody tells a story like you do Rory, you're my quiet glory

Verse 2

You always run right up at the end Coat half on, laughing at the wind Some things never need to change I'll keep your seat forever, Rory

Pre-chorus

Every platform looks the same to me now Every whistle sounds like your name So catch me before the doors close

Chorus

Rory, you're the one I count on Steady as the rails I'm stood on Nobody tells a story like you do Rory, you're my quiet glory

Bridge

Some folk need the whole world watching I just need you walking towards me No grand station, no big speeches Just you, showing up, that's enough

Chorus

Rory, you're the one I count on Steady as the rails I'm stood on Nobody tells a story like you do Rory, you're my quiet glory

Outro

Your coat's still warm on that bench I'll wait right here, love, however long

Verse 1

Somewhere down the hallway a curtain lifts and falls Just a breath of night air slipping soft between the walls Nothing in this house tonight can wake you or alarm You are held so gently, you are folded safe and warm

Chorus

Rory, hush now, let the quiet carry you away Sleep is only softness wrapped around another day Rory, close your eyes and drift where dreams are always true Nothing in the dark tonight is stronger than my love for you

Verse 2

Watch the shadow sway a little where the curtain moves alone Like the whole room breathes with you, a rhythm all its own Every little rustle is a lullaby in disguise Sung to carry you down gently into sleep's kind eyes

Pre-chorus

Feel how still the house has grown around your tired head Every worry of the day has quietly been put to bed So let the hush pull closer now, and follow where it's led

Chorus

Rory, hush now, let the quiet carry you away Sleep is only softness wrapped around another day Rory, close your eyes and drift where dreams are always true Nothing in the dark tonight is stronger than my love for you

Bridge

Stay here in the warm and let the night keep watch a while You are dearer than you know, you are worth every mile Sleep will hold you gently till the morning comes to call

Chorus

Rory, hush now, let the quiet carry you away Sleep is only softness wrapped around another day Rory, close your eyes and drift where dreams are always true Nothing in the dark tonight is stronger than my love for you

Outro

Somewhere down the hallway that same curtain breathes and stills Watching over you tonight, the way my love always will

Verse 1

The landing is dark but one small light is glowing and that is enough to keep the shadows from growing you settle in deep where the blankets are curled and you are the calmest thing in all of this world

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the whole house go quiet the walls are just walls and there's nothing to fight I'm right here still while the night settles in

Chorus

Rory, my Rory, the light stays on for you soft on the floor where the hallway leads you through nothing can reach you, nothing can touch this room you are so loved in the hush of this quiet gloom

Verse 2

Somewhere a clock is ticking slow and low marking the hours with nowhere to go you don't need to know what the morning will bring just rest in the dark like it's holding you in

Chorus

Rory, my Rory, the light stays on for you soft on the floor where the hallway leads you through nothing can reach you, nothing can touch this room you are so loved in the hush of this quiet gloom

Bridge

Even the dark can be gentle and kind when someone who loves you is watching close by sleep isn't far and it's soft when it comes

Chorus

Rory, my Rory, the light stays on for you soft on the floor where the hallway leads you through nothing can reach you, nothing can touch this room you are so loved in the hush of this quiet gloom

Outro

The little light still glows on the floor by the door and you are so loved, you don't need to know more

Verse 1

The radiator clicks so softly in the corner of the room It hums a tune that only quiet houses ever know And you are curled up warm beneath the blankets in the gloom While all the tired light goes gold and then goes low

Pre-chorus

The whole wide house breathes slow around you now Every worry of the day has finally set down soft There is nowhere you need be but here, right here somehow

Chorus

Rory, Rory, close your eyes and drift away Nothing in this room can ever touch you, no not one thing Rory, you are held here till the break of day Sleep now, little Rory, let the quiet sing

Verse 2

Outside the window every star has banked its little fire The wind has learned to whisper so it does not wake the street And you don't need to know the way the world will still require Just that this small room keeps you safe and warm and sweet

Chorus

Rory, Rory, close your eyes and drift away Nothing in this room can ever touch you, no not one thing Rory, you are held here till the break of day Sleep now, little Rory, let the quiet sing

Bridge

Let the radiator click its slow and steady song It will keep the watch till morning comes to call you home You are loved so gently, all night long

Chorus

Rory, Rory, close your eyes and drift away Nothing in this room can ever touch you, no not one thing Rory, you are held here till the break of day Sleep now, little Rory, let the quiet sing

Outro

The radiator hums its low and faithful lullaby Sleep now, you are safe, and morning's drawing nigh