Songs for Sheila

Verse 1

Three wet coats on the hook by the door Someone's always dropping by for more You never once said the house was full You just made room and you made it good

Pre-chorus

You keep the kettle on for everyone You never make a single soul feel done So light the candles, here's what's coming

Chorus

Sheila, Sheila, light of the hall We're raising voices, one and all Nobody loves quite like you do Happy birthday, we feel ya, we feel ya

Verse 2

You hang up coats like you're hanging up years Shaking off the rain, shaking off the fears Whoever knocks, you pull them inside You've got a heart that opens wide

Pre-chorus

You keep the kettle on for everyone You never make a single soul feel done So light the candles, here's what's coming

Chorus

Sheila, Sheila, light of the hall We're raising voices, one and all Nobody loves quite like you do Happy birthday, we feel ya, we feel ya

Bridge

Another year of you and your open door We didn't think we'd love you more But here we are, and here we stand Singing loud with a glass in hand

Chorus

Sheila, Sheila, light of the hall We're raising voices, one and all Nobody loves quite like you do Happy birthday, we feel ya, we feel ya

Outro

Hang your coat up, stay a while The whole house grins when you walk the aisle

Verse 1

Another round is calling my name We keep stacking glasses high Every story gets a little wilder Every time you catch my eye

Pre-chorus

The band's about to turn it up Somebody's spilling their drink Grab your glass and get up

Chorus

Sheila, you're the reason we're here Loud as thunder, warm as Delia Raise a glass, let out a cheer Nobody parties like Sheila

Verse 2

You've got the whole corner laughing Table's sticky, chairs pushed back Somebody's already dancing on it We wouldn't have this night any other way

Bridge

Here's to the mess we made tonight Here's to the years we'll feel ya Every glass we stack up high Is a toast to you, our Sheila

Chorus

Sheila, you're the reason we're here Loud as thunder, warm as Delia Raise a glass, let out a cheer Nobody parties like Sheila

Outro

Stack the glasses, one more round This is your corner, your crown

Verse 1

Yellow lights are spilling gold Down a street gone white and cold Footprints melting where you walked Warm enough to melt it all

Pre-chorus

Every year you brighten this Every room feels like it's yours So lift your glass, here she comes

Chorus

Sheila, we're so glad you're here Nobody lights a room like Sheila Loud brass, sing it loud and clear We adore you, Sheila, Sheila

Verse 2

You laugh and the whole street hears Chase away the coldest years Footsteps leading straight to you That's where everybody steers

Pre-chorus

Every year you brighten this Every room feels like it's yours So lift your glass, here she comes

Chorus

Sheila, we're so glad you're here Nobody lights a room like Sheila Loud brass, sing it loud and clear We adore you, Sheila, Sheila

Bridge

Another year, another glow Steady as the streetlights stand We would follow anywhere you go Straight into the snow, hand in hand

Chorus

Sheila, we're so glad you're here Nobody lights a room like Sheila Loud brass, sing it loud and clear We adore you, Sheila, Sheila

Outro

Long after the snow gives way Your gold keeps the whole street warm

Verse 1

The window fogs up slow tonight I trace a line with just one hand Outside the world goes soft and grey But here with you I understand

Pre-chorus

Something in this room is honest Something in the quiet holds It keeps building, keeps on rising

Chorus

Sheila, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as the rain outside Nothing fancy, nothing hidden Sheila, you're the reason I don't hide

Verse 2

The drops run down and find each other Joining up the way we do No grand gesture, nothing staged here Just this room and just you

Pre-chorus

Something in this room is honest Something in the quiet holds It keeps building, keeps on rising

Chorus

Sheila, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as the rain outside Nothing fancy, nothing hidden Sheila, you're the reason I don't hide

Bridge

I don't need the view to clear I only need you standing near

Chorus

Sheila, you're the warmth I lean on Steady as the rain outside Nothing fancy, nothing hidden Sheila, you're the reason I don't hide

Outro

The glass has cleared but you're still here That's the only proof I need, my dear

Verse 1

Two cups shake in the console Rattling soft with every mile You reach and steady mine without looking Something in that makes me smile

Pre-chorus

Roads keep bending, hours pass Nothing here I'd change at all Every mile just proves the same thing

Chorus

Sheila, you're the calm I drive toward No map could ever spell it clearer I don't need a reason to feel ya Right here beside me, nothing's realer

Verse 2

Your hand taps time on the window Half a song you half recall Windscreen fogging up between us Steam and quiet, that is all

Bridge

Some loves shout and some just ride along Steady as the white lines passing through I found mine in the smallest moment Just a cup, and just you

Chorus

Sheila, you're the calm I drive toward No map could ever spell it clearer I don't need a reason to feel ya Right here beside me, nothing's realer

Outro

Two cups still shake in the console Still your hand finds mine to hold

Verse 1

The kitchen's loud, the pans all clash One spoon lies still among the crash Everyone talks, nobody stops But my whole day slows down for you

Pre-chorus

I could lose myself in noise and rush But your name cuts clean through all of it And I'm already turning round

Chorus

Sheila, you're the calm inside the din No one else could hold me steady like this Some hearts need a chorus, mine just needs One quiet word, and that word's Sheila

Verse 2

Plates get passed from hand to hand Nobody sees what I understand Under all this clatter and heat There's just you, and how you make it kind

Bridge

I don't need the whole room to feel it One spoon set down says enough for me This isn't loud love, dressed up to be seen It's the kind that stays when the kitchen clears

Chorus

Sheila, you're the calm inside the din No one else could hold me steady like this Some hearts need a chorus, mine just needs One quiet word, and that word's Sheila

Outro

Long after the pans are put away That spoon still rests there, and so do I