Songs for Sherry

Verse 1

Bubbles pop soft on the steel Water runs slow down the spoon Nothing here asks to be seen Still I'm caught watching you

Pre-chorus

It's just a kitchen, just a sound But something in me settles down Every small thing leads me to

Chorus

Sherry, you steady my whole day Ordinary turns to gold Some folks chase what won't stay I'll take you, plain and bold

Verse 2

The tap keeps time like a song Suds slide off and disappear You hum like nothing's wrong And I forget why I came here

Pre-chorus

It's just a kitchen, just a sound But something in me settles down Every small thing leads me to

Chorus

Sherry, you steady my whole day Ordinary turns to gold Some folks chase what won't stay I'll take you, plain and bold

Bridge

No grand stage, no bright lights Just water running clear Yet you make ordinary nights Feel like the one thing here

Chorus

Sherry, you steady my whole day Ordinary turns to gold Some folks chase what won't stay I'll take you, plain and bold

Outro

The last bubble breaks on the spoon I'm still glad I stayed

Verse 1

Trolleys knock together in the wind Nobody minds the cold but you You laugh and pull your collar up I feel the luck I'm living in

Pre-chorus

I never planned to need somebody Never thought a heart could turn this way But here you stand, plain as morning

Chorus

Sherry, you're the one I'm keeping Steady when the world goes wary Not a thing about you ordinary Sherry, you're the reason I'm not sleeping

Verse 2

Rows of vans all white and quiet Hold their ground while we walk through You reach out and take my hand I don't need a single sign, just you

Bridge

Nothing here was built for love But love found room enough to stay

Chorus

Sherry, you're the one I'm keeping Steady when the world goes wary Not a thing about you ordinary Sherry, you're the reason I'm not sleeping

Outro

Let the trolleys clink their tune I'll keep choosing you, in any weather

Verse 1

The shaker tips on the checkered cloth Salt spills out like it costs us nothing You laugh and don't even reach to catch it Some things don't need saving, you're one of them

Pre-chorus

I've watched you in a hundred small hours Never needed the big or the loud This feeling just keeps on climbing

Chorus

Sherry, you're the calm I didn't know I wanted Steady as the grass that the wind has flattened I'd pick this quiet over any fireworks Sherry, you make ordinary feel like it's enough

Verse 2

Grass stains on the knees of your jeans You don't mind, you just keep on grinning The wine's warm and the bread's gone stale None of it matters with you sitting here

Pre-chorus

I've watched you in a hundred small hours Never needed the big or the loud This feeling just keeps on climbing

Chorus

Sherry, you're the calm I didn't know I wanted Steady as the grass that the wind has flattened I'd pick this quiet over any fireworks Sherry, you make ordinary feel like it's enough

Bridge

No one else could sit this still with me No one else makes silence feel like company You're the reason slow got good again

Chorus

Sherry, you're the calm I didn't know I wanted Steady as the grass that the wind has flattened I'd pick this quiet over any fireworks Sherry, you make ordinary feel like it's enough

Outro

The shaker's on its side, still spilling And I'm still here, still loving you slowly

Verse 1

Grey ash is falling soft over embers burning low Behind the rusty screen the warm light starts to slow You watch it settle, curled up safe against my chest Nothing in this whole wide world can touch your rest

Chorus

Sherry, Sherry, close your eyes and drift with me Warm as coals still glowing underneath the grey You are held here, Sherry, nothing asking you to stay awake Sleep is yours tonight, and morning still can wait

Verse 2

Every spark has found its blanket, soft and slow and grey Hushing down the way your breathing hushes into sleep Outside the wind can holler, it will not reach this room You are wrapped in something quieter than the moon

Pre-chorus

Feel how the fire keeps its heat beneath the ash it wears Feel how my arms keep holding you the same way, unaware Of anything but keeping you this warm, this safe, this near

Chorus

Sherry, Sherry, close your eyes and drift with me Warm as coals still glowing underneath the grey You are held here, Sherry, nothing asking you to stay awake Sleep is yours tonight, and morning still can wait

Bridge

Let the last light dim behind its screen of rusted wire Let it burn down slower than you ever need to try

Chorus

Sherry, Sherry, close your eyes and drift with me Warm as coals still glowing underneath the grey You are held here, Sherry, nothing asking you to stay awake Sleep is yours tonight, and morning still can wait

Outro

Somewhere embers settle soft as ash falls slow and light You are held the same way, gently, through the night

Verse 1

The heavy fringe hangs down so soft above your wool socks tonight Resting easy on the footstool, waiting for you to close your eyes Every thread was made to keep you gentle, keep you warm and light You are held here safer than a berry tucked beneath the skies

Chorus

Sherry, Sherry, drift away now, let the quiet carry you Nothing in this whole wide night could ever touch what's warm and true Sherry, close your eyes so gently, dreams are waiting soft for you Sleep is just a ferry rocking, taking you where hearts stay true

Verse 2

The wooden stool stands still and steady, holding all your tiny weight Nothing here will ever hurry, nothing here will make you wait You are wrapped in something gentle, woven slow and woven late Sleep will come the way the evening always comes to close the gate

Pre-chorus

Hush now, let the wool grow heavy, let your breathing slow and fall Every little sound is fading soft into the quiet hall Close your eyes, my dear, and listen, sleep is waiting just for all

Chorus

Sherry, Sherry, drift away now, let the quiet carry you Nothing in this whole wide night could ever touch what's warm and true Sherry, close your eyes so gently, dreams are waiting soft for you Sleep is just a ferry rocking, taking you where hearts stay true

Bridge

No need to be wary, love is folded all around You are never far from safety, never far from steady ground

Chorus

Sherry, Sherry, drift away now, let the quiet carry you Nothing in this whole wide night could ever touch what's warm and true Sherry, close your eyes so gently, dreams are waiting soft for you Sleep is just a ferry rocking, taking you where hearts stay true

Outro

The fringe still falls so soft above the socks upon the floor Sleep well, my Sherry, you are loved as much as ever, always more

Verse 1

Watch the soft grey shapes go sliding slowly over the wall they move so quiet, they never make a single sound the window frame is painting shadows onto the plaster and you are the calmest thing that I have found

Pre-chorus

Somewhere past the curtain the whole wide world is turning but nothing out there matters more than you right here so let your breathing follow the shadows as they wander

Chorus

Sherry, the night is holding you so gently now the dark is only softness, nothing sharp or wary close your eyes and drift to where the quiet grows you are so loved, my little Sherry

Verse 2

The wardrobe stands there patient in the corner of the room while shadows climb its edges then slip quietly away you do not need to watch them, you can let them wander I will still be near you at the ending of the day

Chorus

Sherry, the night is holding you so gently now the dark is only softness, nothing sharp or wary close your eyes and drift to where the quiet grows you are so loved, my little Sherry

Bridge

Every little shadow is only light at rest held inside this room where you are safest, you are best

Chorus

Sherry, the night is holding you so gently now the dark is only softness, nothing sharp or wary close your eyes and drift to where the quiet grows you are so loved, my little Sherry

Outro

The shadows keep on drifting slowly over the wall and you are sleeping softly, held above them all