Songs for Willow

Verse 1

The kettle clicks and you don't wake Steam sits soft above the lake Of water in the old grey sink I wash one mug for your sake

Chorus

Willow, you're the calm I found Morning light lands on wet ground No need to speak, no need to prove Willow, you're the steady sound

Verse 2

I set your mug beside the pane Watch the glass go bright with rain You come down still half asleep And nothing needs to be explained

Pre-chorus

You lean in, still warm from bed Say some joke half in your head And I forget whatever I was going to say

Chorus

Willow, you're the calm I found Morning light lands on wet ground No need to speak, no need to prove Willow, you're the steady sound

Bridge

Some loves shout to make it real Mine just sits here, pours, and waits This is how I choose to feel Quiet, sure, and never late

Chorus

Willow, you're the calm I found Morning light lands on wet ground No need to speak, no need to prove Willow, you're the steady sound

Outro

Two mugs drying on the rack Willow, I would choose this, back

Verse 1

The house goes quiet, and I wait I keep the receiver by my head Nobody else could make me stay up Just to hear the words you said

Chorus

Willow, you call and the night softens Nothing else sounds quite the same There's a hush that comes when you're talking I could listen all night, Willow, say my name

Verse 2

Some folks talk to fill the silence You talk and the silence means something true I hold the line a little longer Just to stay closer to you

Pre-chorus

The clock keeps time but I don't mind it Your voice is slow, it's low, it's kind I feel the pull before you say it

Chorus

Willow, you call and the night softens Nothing else sounds quite the same There's a hush that comes when you're talking I could listen all night, Willow, say my name

Bridge

No screen between us, just a wire Just your breath and mine combined Whatever hour, however far You're the one I keep in mind

Chorus

Willow, you call and the night softens Nothing else sounds quite the same There's a hush that comes when you're talking I could listen all night, Willow, say my name

Outro

I'll set the phone back on the table Still warm from holding you so near

Verse 1

You leave the flyers in a stack tuck one record from the rack you never say it out loud but you kept it from the crowd

Pre-chorus

I saw you slide it out of sight saw the way you got it right and now I can't stop thinking why

Chorus

Willow, you notice what I need that quiet kind of care and speed other names don't hold this weight Willow, you're worth the wait

Verse 2

Counter's scratched from years of hands every song someone else's plans but you remembered what I said you kept that one instead

Bridge

No grand gesture, just this small one just a sleeve behind the till that's how I know that I'm the someone you would choose to think of still

Chorus

Willow, you notice what I need that quiet kind of care and speed other names don't hold this weight Willow, you're worth the wait

Outro

Someday I'll find that record's gone but I'll still hear it playing on

Verse 1

Dishes left unwashed and wine runs low Laughter lingers where we used to go You make the messy moments feel like home We're grateful that you're never far alone

Pre-chorus

Willow, stay with us through frost and flame Every carol sounds different when you came

Chorus

Willow, you're the light we gather round Willow, where the warmth and joy are found In this kitchen bright with Christmas cheer We're so glad, so glad you're here

Verse 2

Frost comes down upon the darkened street Your presence makes the season feel complete Around the table spread with candles bright You turn an ordinary night to right

Chorus

Willow, you're the light we gather round Willow, where the warmth and joy are found In this kitchen bright with Christmas cheer We're so glad, so glad you're here

Bridge

Come and sit beside the glowing fire Rest with us, it's all we could desire

Chorus

Willow, you're the light we gather round Willow, where the warmth and joy are found In this kitchen bright with Christmas cheer We're so glad, so glad you're here

Outro

Willow, as the year turns cold and still You're the reason Christmas feels so real

Verse 1

Your handprint melts the frost away On winter mornings cold and grey A sign that you have been just here And brightened up the year so far

Pre-chorus

When snow falls thick and covers all The world turns quiet, still and small You pull us closer as we stand

Chorus

Willow, you are the warmth we need Your kindness like a winter's fire gleam When carols echo through the cold Willow makes the season whole

Verse 2

The table set, the lights strung bright A laid-out feast on Christmas night But none of it would mean as much Without your presence in our hearts

Chorus

Willow, you are the warmth we need Your kindness like a winter's fire gleam When carols echo through the cold Willow makes the season whole

Bridge

Every year the frost returns Yet something in us always learns That you are here, or in our thought

Chorus

Willow, you are the warmth we need Your kindness like a winter's fire gleam When carols echo through the cold Willow makes the season whole

Outro

Your handprint glows against the frost We hold you close, we hold you close

Verse 1

Frost on the path where we go Footprints beside yours in white Two of us out in the glow Two of us into the night

Pre-chorus

Now the year turns cold and clear Lights are strung along the way Willow, hold us ever near

Chorus

Willow, stay here by the fire Willow, warm as we desire Cards and carols all night long You're the thing that feels so right

Verse 2

Tables are laid, candles burn Stories we've gathered through time Every road leads to your turn Every bell rings out in chime

Chorus

Willow, stay here by the fire Willow, warm as we desire Cards and carols all night long You're the thing that feels so right

Bridge

Distance won't dim what you mean Winter still holds what we've known

Chorus

Willow, stay here by the fire Willow, warm as we desire Cards and carols all night long You're the thing that feels so right

Outro

Two sets of footprints, entwined Willow, you're here in our mind