Songs for Vicki

Verse 1

Wind's picking up out on the line Pegs holding on for dear life Damp denim socks twisting in time You're humming while you fix each strife

Pre-chorus

Nothing about this is fancy or new It's just the same hands doing what they do And somehow that's the thing that's pulling me to

Chorus

Vicki, you don't need the sky to fall Slow love's the kind that's steady and true Vicki, I'd choose this over it all Ordinary days made good by you

Verse 2

You pin the last sock to the wire Turn around and catch my eye Nothing here is built on fire But it never once runs dry

Chorus

Vicki, you don't need the sky to fall Slow love's the kind that's steady and true Vicki, I'd choose this over it all Ordinary days made good by you

Bridge

Some folks chase the loud and quick I'll take the quiet, take the slow Take you, humming, sock and peg Take the way this steady love can grow

Chorus

Vicki, you don't need the sky to fall Slow love's the kind that's steady and true Vicki, I'd choose this over it all Ordinary days made good by you

Outro

The wind will drop, the line will still Doesn't matter. I'm still here, I will

Verse 1

Bottles clink soft on the step Nothing much, just a sound I keep Morning comes slow, the light still grey But you're the reason I don't fret

Pre-chorus

I've counted every small thing you do The kettle on, the porch light too It all adds up to something true

Chorus

Vicki, you're the calm in my chest Steady as the porch at rest Some folks chase, some folks flee Vicki, you just stay with me

Verse 2

The slab's gone cracked beneath our feet Years of standing, years of heat Still you lean there, coffee in hand And somehow that's enough for me

Chorus

Vicki, you're the calm in my chest Steady as the porch at rest Some folks chase, some folks flee Vicki, you just stay with me

Bridge

No fireworks, no big parade Just the hush after the glasses clink Love that doesn't need to be said Love that's quiet, love that stays

Chorus

Vicki, you're the calm in my chest Steady as the porch at rest Some folks chase, some folks flee Vicki, you just stay with me

Outro

Bottles still clink on the step And I'm still glad you're the one I keep

Verse 1

That hallway light kept flickering green floor beneath our feet and nothing there was pretty but you made it feel complete

Pre-chorus

I wasn't looking for this standing under that dying light but something in me shifted

Chorus

Vicki, you steadied me right there in a hallway cold and thin the world was being tricky but you let the warmth back in

Verse 2

We've stood in better places since softer light, quieter floors but I still think of that minute you, leaning by those doors

Bridge

Some loves need candles and wine ours started on green linoleum and it never once felt lacking it just felt like home

Chorus

Vicki, you steadied me right there in a hallway cold and thin the world was being tricky but you let the warmth back in

Outro

Every flickering light since then just makes me think of you again

Verse 1

A stripe of amber light lies soft along the wall warm from the radiator, gentle as can be it drifts across the flowers that are fading, soft and small and finds you here, exactly where you're meant to be

Pre-chorus

The room breathes slow and easy while the dark begins to fall your eyes are getting heavy, and your hands are getting still so let the quiet hold you, let it wrap you like a shawl

Chorus

Vicki, the light is low and the whole wide world is kind close your eyes now, Vicki, and leave the day behind nothing in this small warm room could ever wish you harm Vicki, you are held tonight, you are safe and warm

Verse 2

The wallpaper has seen a hundred nights as calm as this every little flower has watched you drifting off to sleep and the warmth that curls around you is a kind of quiet kiss promising you softly that there's nothing here to keep

Chorus

Vicki, the light is low and the whole wide world is kind close your eyes now, Vicki, and leave the day behind nothing in this small warm room could ever wish you harm Vicki, you are held tonight, you are safe and warm

Bridge

Sleep is only softness, only stillness, only you wrapped in every good thing that this quiet room can hold

Chorus

Vicki, the light is low and the whole wide world is kind close your eyes now, Vicki, and leave the day behind nothing in this small warm room could ever wish you harm Vicki, you are held tonight, you are safe and warm

Outro

The amber light will still be here when morning comes to call sleep now, Vicki, warm and loved, the softest light of all

Verse 1

Pine needles brush the frosted glass so softly now and you are wrapped in blankets warm beneath the bough I feel the wind outside begin to drop and fold while you stay safe and far away from any cold

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes, let every worry drift and fade the whole wide night is gentle, nothing feels afraid and softly now I'll sing the words that pull you in

Chorus

Vicki, Vicki, hush now, let the dark be kind sleep is only quiet, nothing left to find Every little breath of yours is safe with me Vicki, you're the warmest thing this night will ever see

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window frost is settling soft and slow and you are held here closer than the wind could know Nothing in the shadows means a single thing tonight because you rest so calmly wrapped in gentle light

Bridge

Let the branches tap a rhythm slow and true a rocking little waltz that's only meant for you Nothing sharp or icky ever gets this near just my voice beside you, soft and always here

Chorus

Vicki, Vicki, hush now, let the dark be kind sleep is only quiet, nothing left to find Every little breath of yours is safe with me Vicki, you're the warmest thing this night will ever see

Outro

Somewhere still the pine needles rest against the pane and you sleep on, held gently, safe from wind and rain

Verse 1

Green leaves are drifting slowly past the canvas over your head Nothing tonight will ever touch you, nothing will come near Close your eyes now, softly held within your quiet little bed Sleep is a garden growing gentle while I sit right here

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the branches whisper softly just to keep you calm Every small sound out there is turning into a lullaby Rest here, my Vicki, safe beneath this warm and sheltering arm

Chorus

Vicki, the night is wrapped around you soft as it can be Quietly the leaves keep falling, none of them get through Vicki, there's nothing waiting out there that can trouble thee Sleep now, sleep slowly, this whole night belongs to you

Verse 2

Somewhere above, the wind is moving leaves like gentle rain Down here it's warm and it is quiet, nothing sharp or quick Rest your small hands, let go of everything, let go of any strain Dream soft and easy, dream in colours slow and thick

Bridge

Hold onto nothing, there is nothing here that you must keep Let every worry drift away like leaves upon the breeze

Chorus

Vicki, the night is wrapped around you soft as it can be Quietly the leaves keep falling, none of them get through Vicki, there's nothing waiting out there that can trouble thee Sleep now, sleep slowly, this whole night belongs to you

Outro

Still the leaves come falling gently past the canvas overhead Sleep now, little one, the whole green night is watching over your bed