Love Songs for Walter

• Cold Step, Warm Hand

  Indie folk · Airy · Fingerpicked

  A quiet, plainspoken love song for anybody named Walter, built on a small morning moment: bare feet on a cold step and a cup of tea gone cold while something better holds your attention.

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  Verse 1

  My feet are cold on this old step Tea's gone cold, I never kept track You sat down close, didn't say much And nothing about that felt like it lacked

  Chorus

  Walter, you never made me falter Steady as stone, you never alter Some folks change with the weather Walter, you're the one thing I'm after

  Verse 2

  Mornings used to feel so plain Now I save the quiet just for you Every ordinary little thing Turns into something good and new

  Pre-chorus

  I don't need the tea to stay warm I don't need the sun to break through I just need you close, saying nothing

  Chorus

  Walter, you never made me falter Steady as stone, you never alter Some folks change with the weather Walter, you're the one thing I'm after

  Bridge

  Let the cold get into my bones I'll stay right here, I won't move You're the reason I forget the hour There's nothing left that I need to prove

  Chorus

  Walter, you never made me falter Steady as stone, you never alter Some folks change with the weather Walter, you're the one thing I'm after

  Outro

  The tea went cold, I didn't mind My feet still rest where yours have been

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• Salt on the Bench

  Country waltz · Country · Waltz · Pedal steel

  A quiet country waltz about steady love, built from an evening at the end of the pier where salt dries on old wood and nothing needs saying.

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  Verse 1

  Salt dries slow on the green wood rail We sat there past the end of the day You didn't need to tell the tale Your hand on mine said all you'd say

  Pre-chorus

  The tide pulled back and left us still Nothing moved but the light and the wind And I felt something settle and fill

  Chorus

  Walter, you're the calm after the storm Steady as the salt on that old bench You keep me safe, you keep me warm No river deep, no love could quench

  Verse 2

  Years could pass and boards could rot We'd still find our way to that seat Every place we've been, every spot Somehow always brings me back to your feet

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  The gulls cry out but we don't flinch We've weathered worse than salt and rain And I won't ever want to inch

  Chorus

  Walter, you're the calm after the storm Steady as the salt on that old bench You keep me safe, you keep me warm No river deep, no love could quench

  Bridge

  Let the wood grey, let the paint peel This is the truest thing I know You're the one steady, constant, real

  Chorus

  Walter, you're the calm after the storm Steady as the salt on that old bench You keep me safe, you keep me warm No river deep, no love could quench

  Outro

  Salt will dry on that bench again And I'll still be right here, Walter, then

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• Dust and Light

  Chamber folk · Chamber · Cello · Delicate

  A quiet chamber folk love song for Walter, built from the small stillness of morning light in a kitchen, saying plainly how steady and loved they are.

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  Verse 1

  Morning light comes through the window Dust hangs above the toaster there I watch it drift and settle slowly Same as how I watch you, unaware

  Pre-chorus

  Nothing here is loud or hurried Just the hum of what we've built This is where my heart stays sturdy

  Chorus

  Walter, you're the calm inside my chest Every quiet room feels right with you near Walter, you don't ever have to try You're the one thing I don't fear

  Verse 2

  Some days pass without a word said We just move around the same small space I could pick you out of any crowd Just by the way you hold your face

  Pre-chorus

  Nothing here is loud or hurried Just the hum of what we've built This is where my heart stays sturdy

  Chorus

  Walter, you're the calm inside my chest Every quiet room feels right with you near Walter, you don't ever have to try You're the one thing I don't fear

  Bridge

  I never needed grand or golden I just needed steady, needed true Every ordinary hour turns to something The second that I'm here with you

  Chorus

  Walter, you're the calm inside my chest Every quiet room feels right with you near Walter, you don't ever have to try You're the one thing I don't fear

  Outro

  Dust still floats above the toaster I'll keep loving you in this same light

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