Songs for Rosie

Verse 1

Steam is rising off the counter Kettle clicks and morning starts Two mugs waiting by the toaster This is where I learned your heart

Pre-chorus

You hum something while you're pouring Half asleep but reaching for me Something in me keeps on climbing

Chorus

Rosie, you make ordinary golden Kitchen light and nothing planned Nothing here has ever been so easy Rosie, tea gone cold in hand

Verse 2

You always take the chipped one Say the good mug is for me I never asked you why you do it Some things I don't need to see

Bridge

Toast is burning, we don't care Laughing with the smoke alarm Every plain and unmarked morning Turns out warmer in your arms

Chorus

Rosie, you make ordinary golden Kitchen light and nothing planned Nothing here has ever been so easy Rosie, tea gone cold in hand

Outro

Steam still rising off the counter Rosie, this is how I know

Verse 1

Headlights sweep across the tarmac Wipers beating slow and true Every mile feels like a psalm now Because I'm sitting next to you

Chorus

Rosie, you're the light I follow Steady as the rain comes down You and me and this old highway Rosie, you're my safest ground

Verse 2

Windows fogging, radio humming Nothing on it but your name We don't need to fill the silence Comfort rides here just the same

Pre-chorus

Some folks chase a brighter city I just chase the way you stay Closer now, the road is leaning

Chorus

Rosie, you're the light I follow Steady as the rain comes down You and me and this old highway Rosie, you're my safest ground

Bridge

Let the storm do what it wants to We'll keep moving, slow and sure I have loved you in the sunshine I love you in this downpour

Chorus

Rosie, you're the light I follow Steady as the rain comes down You and me and this old highway Rosie, you're my safest ground

Outro

Wipers still keep beating time now Still the road, and still it's you

Verse 1

The teacups sat out through the rain Wet leaves stuck fast to the stone I never bring the small things in When you're the reason I'm not alone

Pre-chorus

You make the ordinary stay You make a Tuesday feel like gold And I keep finding more to say

Chorus

Rosie, you're the warm in every room Nothing about you leaves me cold You and cosy, cut from one cloth Rosie, you're worth more than gold

Verse 2

I left the porch light on for you Some habits I will never break You could walk in soaked to the bone And still be the best thing I could take

Pre-chorus

You make the ordinary stay You make a Tuesday feel like gold And I keep finding more to say

Chorus

Rosie, you're the warm in every room Nothing about you leaves me cold You and cosy, cut from one cloth Rosie, you're worth more than gold

Bridge

Some love comes loud, then burns down fast Mine's more like something left to grow Quiet as the dark coming last Steady as the things I know

Chorus

Rosie, you're the warm in every room Nothing about you leaves me cold You and cosy, cut from one cloth Rosie, you're worth more than gold

Outro

I'll bring the teacups in tonight Because you're the one thing I won't leave out

Verse 1

The salt is drying soft upon the old wooden sill tonight While far off the breakers turn and settle, slow and low The house holds you like a shell holds its quiet light And nothing in the dark tonight will trouble you so

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes and let the tide pull the day away Every wave outside is singing you should rest your head There is nowhere you must be until the break of day

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, the night is warm and cosy Sleep is calling soft, so dozy and so slow Nothing here can harm you, Rosie You are held here gently, wherever the wind may blow

Verse 2

The room is toasty warm, the blankets tucked in tight Somewhere far the sea keeps turning, patient and unseen You are the softest thing that ever came to light And you are loved beyond whatever these words could mean

Bridge

Let the breakers hush you under, let the salt air settle deep Everything you are is precious, carried gently into sleep

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, the night is warm and cosy Sleep is calling soft, so dozy and so slow Nothing here can harm you, Rosie You are held here gently, wherever the wind may blow

Outro

The salt will still be drying when the morning comes round soft Sleep now, little Rosie, safe till the light comes back aloft

Verse 1

A small warm light is spilling gently over your wall and shapes are dancing softly, quiet enough to fall nothing out here can reach you, nothing at all this room was always waiting to catch you when you're small

Pre-chorus

Your eyes are growing heavy, though you're fighting it still breathe out the day behind you, let go of the day's will and drift where nothing asks you for anything at all

Chorus

Rosie, the light stays low and gold for you close up your eyes, there's nothing left to do sleep is a blanket wrapped around your name Rosie, I'm right here, and so is Rosie's room

Verse 2

Somewhere a clock is ticking soft and slow tonight holding the hours steady till the morning light you don't need to carry anything at all just let the dark be gentle and the walls stand tall

Chorus

Rosie, the light stays low and gold for you close up your eyes, there's nothing left to do sleep is a blanket wrapped around your name Rosie, I'm right here, and so is Rosie's room

Bridge

Whatever the night is made of, it means you no harm you are held here closer than a lamp is to its glow sleep now, however slowly, however small

Chorus

Rosie, the light stays low and gold for you close up your eyes, there's nothing left to do sleep is a blanket wrapped around your name Rosie, I'm right here, and so is Rosie's room

Outro

Let the small warm light keep watch till morning comes sleep now, little Rosie, you are loved by everyone

Verse 1

The lace at the window is breathing in slow with the night Through the cracked little latch where the warm air comes creeping It drifts on the floorboards like something too gentle to fight And I sit here beside you and watch while you're sleeping

Pre-chorus

The house settles down and the wind starts to hush Every sound in the dark turns to velvet and grey So I'll hold you here quiet while the night starts to brush

Chorus

Rosie, the whole world is cosy and still Nothing can find you, no reason to fear Rosie, I'll keep you as warm as a posy Long as you're dreaming, I'm right here

Verse 2

The floorboards are creaking so softly they sound like a song Every shadow that moves is just curtain and moonlight You curl in the blanket where you always belong And I'll watch you till morning, however slow the night

Pre-chorus

The house settles down and the wind starts to hush Every sound in the dark turns to velvet and grey So I'll hold you here quiet while the night starts to brush

Chorus

Rosie, the whole world is cosy and still Nothing can find you, no reason to fear Rosie, I'll keep you as warm as a posy Long as you're dreaming, I'm right here

Bridge

Let the curtain keep drifting, let the latch stay cracked just a bit There is nothing outside that could ever undo this No need to be nosy, no need to be quick Just rest in the hush of this small, quiet bliss

Chorus

Rosie, the whole world is cosy and still Nothing can find you, no reason to fear Rosie, I'll keep you as warm as a posy Long as you're dreaming, I'm right here

Outro

The lace will keep drifting long after you're dozy Safe in the dark, held gently, my Rosie

Verse 1

Coats are dripping melting snow Rosie, you have come back home Frost has caught the windowpane And the world feels warm again

Pre-chorus

Lights are strung across the dark Carols rising through the hall Your arrival is the spark

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, sitting by the glow You make this ordinary night feel cosy The table laid, the fire burning low And everything is better, Rosie

Verse 2

Every year the seasons turn Winter knocks upon the door You return and we all learn How to feel like home once more

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, sitting by the glow You make this ordinary night feel cosy The table laid, the fire burning low And everything is better, Rosie

Bridge

Stay a while within this room Where the grey world melts away

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, sitting by the glow You make this ordinary night feel cosy The table laid, the fire burning low And everything is better, Rosie

Outro

Melting snow upon the floor You are home, and that is all

Verse 1

Trailing fingers down the chain Paper loops of gold and red Climbing slowly, taking time Rosie, you are home instead

Pre-chorus

Every stair becomes a song Every corner holds your grace Winter finds you where you belong

Chorus

Rosie at the window watching frost take hold Rosie in the lamplight, burning warm and gold You are what December always dreamed about Your laughter lights the whole house up throughout

Verse 2

Carols drift from room to room Shadows dance across the wall You are gentle, you are kind Rosie, you are all in all

Bridge

Miles or moments, far or near You are Christmas when you're here

Chorus

Rosie at the window watching frost take hold Rosie in the lamplight, burning warm and gold You are what December always dreamed about Your laughter lights the whole house up throughout

Outro

Paper chains and winter stars Rosie, you are who we are

Verse 1

Frost is painting all the panes You arrive and winter wanes Sledges rest on hills of white Rosie makes the season right

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, keep us warm Dancing through the Christmas storm Lights that guide us through the cold Rosie, worth a thousand fold

Verse 2

Carols echo down the street Every moment feels complete Laughter fills the frosted air You bring magic everywhere

Pre-chorus

All the year has led us here To this table, drawing near Everything we hold is true

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, keep us warm Dancing through the Christmas storm Lights that guide us through the cold Rosie, worth a thousand fold

Bridge

Winter turns its wheel around You're the gift that we have found

Chorus

Rosie, Rosie, keep us warm Dancing through the Christmas storm Lights that guide us through the cold Rosie, worth a thousand fold

Outro

Sledges wait on snowy ground But Rosie's here, we're homeward bound