Songs for Shane

Verse 1

Three old tickets on the floor stuck there since we don't know when every one of them means more because we kept them just for Shane

Pre-chorus

Light the candles, grab a chair something good is in the air hold that breath, get set to sing

Chorus

Shane, the whole room's calling your name clap your hands, we're all the same stomp your boots and raise the cheer this year's louder than the rain, Shane

Verse 2

Backseat windows fogged with noise laughing till we lost the plan nobody driving, all this joy because you're the reason that we ran

Bridge

Every mile we ever took led us here to raise this toast doesn't matter what road we chose long as you're the one host

Chorus

Shane, the whole room's calling your name clap your hands, we're all the same stomp your boots and raise the cheer this year's louder than the rain, Shane

Outro

Keep those tickets, keep them near one more ride around, Shane, dear

Verse 1

Green can standing by the crate Red ones warm from the afternoon sun You planted something good this year You water what you love, and it comes

Pre-chorus

Something's growing, can you feel it now Whole room's ready, we can't sit still Count it down before the chorus

Chorus

Shane, the whole yard's calling your name We're lighting candles, singing again Nobody grows a smile like you, Shane You're the sun that follows the rain

Verse 2

You never rush the good things coming Patient hands and a soft-lit grin Tomatoes ripen slow on purpose That's the kind of joy you bring in

Chorus

Shane, the whole yard's calling your name We're lighting candles, singing again Nobody grows a smile like you, Shane You're the sun that follows the rain

Bridge

Pour it out, let the good things start Every year you plant something new We'll keep showing up to sing this

Chorus

Shane, the whole yard's calling your name We're lighting candles, singing again Nobody grows a smile like you, Shane You're the sun that follows the rain

Outro

Leave the can beside the crate Happy birthday, Shane, well grown

Verse 1

Bunting's swinging off the hoop You walked in and stole the room Every light bulb starts to hum Because it knows that you have come

Pre-chorus

Somebody hit that bassline now Get the room to shout it loud We're one beat from letting go

Chorus

Shane, we came here just for you Shane, the whole floor's on it too You're the reason for this scene Best thing this old gym has seen

Verse 2

Streamers dropping off the rim Nobody's watching them but him Wait, tonight it's all on you Every eye is turning true

Pre-chorus

Somebody hit that bassline now Get the room to shout it loud We're one beat from letting go

Chorus

Shane, we came here just for you Shane, the whole floor's on it too You're the reason for this scene Best thing this old gym has seen

Bridge

However old you turn today You still light this place your way We're clapping 'cause you're standing here Shane, that's worth another year

Chorus

Shane, we came here just for you Shane, the whole floor's on it too You're the reason for this scene Best thing this old gym has seen

Outro

Let that paper bunting sway We were lucky, having you today

Verse 1

Cardboard trays and a wobbly chair Grease on the table, we didn't care You laughed with ketchup on your thumb Right there I knew where I'd come from

Pre-chorus

No candles, no soft light Just napkins going damp with vinegar and lime But something in me started to build

Chorus

Shane, you make a table feel like home Shane, wherever you sit, I'm not alone Two forks bent from holding on too tight You're the best part of any night

Verse 2

You split the last chip down the middle Called it fair, called it simple I watched you talk with your whole hand Didn't want to be anywhere but Shane's land

Chorus

Shane, you make a table feel like home Shane, wherever you sit, I'm not alone Two forks bent from holding on too tight You're the best part of any night

Bridge

Give me the mess over anything neat Give me you, laughing, easy to reach Nothing here was ever about the food

Chorus

Shane, you make a table feel like home Shane, wherever you sit, I'm not alone Two forks bent from holding on too tight You're the best part of any night

Outro

The trays are long thrown away now But I'd still choose that chair, somehow

Verse 1

One lamp burning at the end of the street Throws the wheel's shadow down at your feet You lean the bike against the wall And it's you I came to meet

Pre-chorus

The spokes keep spinning slow and plain Nothing fancy, nothing to explain But watching you, something starts to gain

Chorus

Shane, you're the one steady thing I know Under this light where the shadows go No grand plan, no rehearsed line Just you, Shane, and I don't let go

Verse 2

The brick still holds the warmth of the day You laugh and the wheel spins away I count the spokes without a reason Just to have a reason to stay

Chorus

Shane, you're the one steady thing I know Under this light where the shadows go No grand plan, no rehearsed line Just you, Shane, and I don't let go

Bridge

Some loves come loud, dressed up, on fire Ours came quiet, and lasted longer I never needed the whole sky Just this corner, and you beside me

Chorus

Shane, you're the one steady thing I know Under this light where the shadows go No grand plan, no rehearsed line Just you, Shane, and I don't let go

Outro

The lamp will burn long after we're gone But I'm glad it caught us holding on

Verse 1

I wipe the glass to find the street and lose the neon in the rain but I still know your face by heart the one thing here that stays the same

Pre-chorus

The window fogs, the signs go soft the whole world blurs and starts to bend but nothing dims when I think of

Chorus

Shane, you're the clearest thing I know when everything else turns to haze Shane, I'd know you in the dark by the shape you leave in my days

Verse 2

The traffic hums three floors below and headlights smear across the pane but you don't fade the way they do you're the one thing steady in the rain

Chorus

Shane, you're the clearest thing I know when everything else turns to haze Shane, I'd know you in the dark by the shape you leave in my days

Bridge

Let the whole street run together let the signs blur red and blue I don't need to see it clearly when I've already got you

Chorus

Shane, you're the clearest thing I know when everything else turns to haze Shane, I'd know you in the dark by the shape you leave in my days

Outro

I'll wipe the glass again tomorrow and find you standing there the same