Songs for Spencer

Verse 1

Bottles roll down by the gate empty now but they can wait every one of them was raised for a year we watched you blaze

Chorus

Spencer, light the whole towpath up raise the horn and raise the cup two candles worth of noise for you Spencer, here's to all you do

Verse 2

Green glass catching on the stone proof that nobody stood alone we came down to toast your name and the water stayed the same

Pre-chorus

So let the tubas take the lead let the whole bank hear we're pleased this is the moment we've been building to

Chorus

Spencer, light the whole towpath up raise the horn and raise the cup two candles worth of noise for you Spencer, here's to all you do

Bridge

However far the water's gone you're the reason we came along however loud the band can play it's smaller than what we'd say

Chorus

Spencer, light the whole towpath up raise the horn and raise the cup two candles worth of noise for you Spencer, here's to all you do

Outro

The bottles settle on the ground but you're the best thing we found

Verse 1

Mud dried hard beneath the pedals boots that never learned to slow down you tracked it in without asking seatbelt loose and radio blown out

Pre-chorus

Every ride you took me somewhere windows down whatever weather so light the candles now

Chorus

Spencer, crank the engine louder happy birthday, you deserve it hands still gripping the wheel like power nobody drives it quite like Spencer

Verse 2

You never wiped your feet for anyone left your mark on every floor doors slammed shut on Sunday mornings you came back wanting more

Bridge

Blow the candles, rev it once let the whole block hear it come

Chorus

Spencer, crank the engine louder happy birthday, you deserve it hands still gripping the wheel like power nobody drives it quite like Spencer

Outro

Mud still dries beneath the pedals you're the reason it was worth it

Verse 1

Found an old bucket on the shore Handle rusted, wrapped in weed Salt and years and nothing more But it held on, the way you lead

Pre-chorus

That old handle still can hold Every year it don't let go Something's building, gonna show

Chorus

Spencer, grab your coat and dance Nobody else can hold a room We didn't plan this, took a chance But Spencer, watch that candle bloom

Verse 2

Seaweed dries but keeps its shape Twisted round the rusted iron You're the knot we can't escape Heart of every fire we're firing

Pre-chorus

That old handle still can hold Every year it don't let go Something's building, gonna show

Chorus

Spencer, grab your coat and dance Nobody else can hold a room We didn't plan this, took a chance But Spencer, watch that candle bloom

Bridge

Rust don't mean a thing is done Weed still holds when tide comes home You're the one we're singing to Under all these stars we've known

Chorus

Spencer, grab your coat and dance Nobody else can hold a room We didn't plan this, took a chance But Spencer, watch that candle bloom

Outro

That rusted handle's holding still Same as you, and always will

Verse 1

A little moth beats soft against the shade tonight circling round and round the lamp's low golden light it only wants to rest inside that gentle glow the way you rest right here, the safest place I know

Chorus

Spencer, Spencer, close your eyes and drift away every worry of the world can wait another day you are held and you are warm and you are loved so true Spencer, the whole wide night is turning soft for you

Verse 2

The little wings grow slower as the glass turns dim settling on the warmth the way you settle into him no, into this quiet, into arms that hold you tight there is nowhere safer than right here tonight

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the lamp is low and honey coloured too the moth has found its rest and folded up its wings and something in this quiet is reaching out for you

Chorus

Spencer, Spencer, close your eyes and drift away every worry of the world can wait another day you are held and you are warm and you are loved so true Spencer, the whole wide night is turning soft for you

Bridge

Sleep is just a small room where the light burns kind nothing sharp can follow you, nothing left behind only breathing, only warmth, only this slow hum carrying you gently to wherever morning comes

Chorus

Spencer, Spencer, close your eyes and drift away every worry of the world can wait another day you are held and you are warm and you are loved so true Spencer, the whole wide night is turning soft for you

Outro

The lamp has dimmed to embers and the moth has gone to rest and you are curled up golden in the warmth I love the best

Verse 1

Rain finds its way down slow to fill the can below Soft as the hush I feel when I watch you dozing so Each little drop lands gentle, patient, taking its sweet time You are the calm this whole house leans in to know

Pre-chorus

Listen how quiet the night has grown around your bed Nothing but drip and breath and the warm glow overhead Close your eyes now, let the dark hold what I've said

Chorus

Spencer, the night is only ever soft and kind to you Sleep is a small warm room that we are tucked into Nothing will wake you, nothing will call you from this rest Spencer, I'll stay right here till morning comes for you

Verse 2

You breathe so slow and even, like the drip that never rushes Filling something small with patience, never asking, never pushing Every drop that falls tonight is answered soft by you Steady as the rain that gathers in the hush

Pre-chorus

Listen how quiet the night has grown around your bed Nothing but drip and breath and the warm glow overhead Close your eyes now, let the dark hold what I've said

Chorus

Spencer, the night is only ever soft and kind to you Sleep is a small warm room that we are tucked into Nothing will wake you, nothing will call you from this rest Spencer, I'll stay right here till morning comes for you

Bridge

Let every drop that falls tonight be one more minute gone Carrying you gently toward the coming dawn You are held here, you are safe here, you are loved so

Chorus

Spencer, the night is only ever soft and kind to you Sleep is a small warm room that we are tucked into Nothing will wake you, nothing will call you from this rest Spencer, I'll stay right here till morning comes for you

Outro

The can is nearly full now, and the rain has softly stopped You are asleep, my dearest, every worry gently dropped

Verse 1

Dust turns slowly above the old woven chair tonight Catching the last gold the window still lets fall You are why this whole room feels soft and right Spencer, the calmest breath among them all

Chorus

Spencer, hush now, let the evening hold you slow Nothing in this house would dare to rush or press You are the quiet that every corner seems to know Spencer, sleep is close and asking nothing less

Verse 2

The little specks of light are drifting off to rest Settling soft as breath along the woven seat You are held here closer than you'd ever guessed Wrapped in something steady, something sweet

Pre-chorus

The lamp has learned to dim without a sound Even the dust has slowed to find the floor So let the last small hush come gathering round

Chorus

Spencer, hush now, let the evening hold you slow Nothing in this house would dare to rush or press You are the quiet that every corner seems to know Spencer, sleep is close and asking nothing less

Bridge

Every small thing in this room is turning kind for you Even the light has learned to fall so slow Rest now, there is nowhere else you need to go

Chorus

Spencer, hush now, let the evening hold you slow Nothing in this house would dare to rush or press You are the quiet that every corner seems to know Spencer, sleep is close and asking nothing less

Outro

The dust will keep on turning long after you close your eyes Soft as the hush that holds you until the morning light