Songs for Zayn

Verse 1

Three cups sat out in the sun One for you before you came The vanilla slice was melting slow But nobody minds, not on this day

Chorus

Zayn, get up here and take a bow Somebody bring the trumpet out Zayn, we've been counting down to now So let the whole street hear us shout

Verse 2

You always turn up right on time Or fashionably late again Either way we saved your seat And kept your cup out on the bench

Pre-chorus

Whatever this year threw your way You landed standing, chin up high So let's not waste another minute

Chorus

Zayn, get up here and take a bow Somebody bring the trumpet out Zayn, we've been counting down to now So let the whole street hear us shout

Bridge

Here's to the mess and here's to the mending Here's to you, however this year's been

Chorus

Zayn, get up here and take a bow Somebody bring the trumpet out Zayn, we've been counting down to now So let the whole street hear us shout

Outro

The cups are empty, the bench still warm We'll fill them up for you again

Verse 1

Old tin can beside the row Filling up before the glow You are out there every day Making sure the green stays green

Chorus

Zayn, you make things grow like that Steady hands, no room for flat Water falls and colours rise Zayn, you're sunshine in disguise

Verse 2

Purple heads all standing straight Lean on you, they never wait You come round with love and rain Nothing wilts under your name

Pre-chorus

Candles up, the room gets loud Everybody's proud of you now Feel that warmth about to build

Chorus

Zayn, you make things grow like that Steady hands, no room for flat Water falls and colours rise Zayn, you're sunshine in disguise

Bridge

Another year, another row Look how far the good things grow Same sun on you, same open sky

Chorus

Zayn, you make things grow like that Steady hands, no room for flat Water falls and colours rise Zayn, you're sunshine in disguise

Outro

Can still full beside the row Happy birthday, keep it growing

Verse 1

A brass bell rings out clear Someone's walked in again Every year you show up here And the whole room lifts, Zayn

Chorus

Zayn, you make the morning gold Every year the same again Nobody rings like you do, Zayn You're the best thing on this train

Verse 2

Shelves stacked high with tinned peaches Golden rows against the pane Nothing sweet as what you teach us Just by walking through, Zayn

Pre-chorus

So light the candles, pass the cake round Let the bell keep ringing out again We've been waiting all year for this sound

Chorus

Zayn, you make the morning gold Every year the same again Nobody rings like you do, Zayn You're the best thing on this train

Bridge

Doors open wide when you're arriving No one else could fill this frame We're glad you're here, we're glad you're thriving Here's to you again, Zayn

Chorus

Zayn, you make the morning gold Every year the same again Nobody rings like you do, Zayn You're the best thing on this train

Outro

The bell above the door goes quiet But you still shine right through, Zayn

Verse 1

Lights are sliding soft across the white above your head Little travelling glows that drift so slow across your bed They never mean to wake you, only pass and fade away And I am watching over you until they're gone again

Chorus

Zayn, the night is holding you as gently as I can Nothing here will hurt you while these quiet hours pass You are safer than the moonlight resting on your tiny hand Zayn, my love will keep you warm until the morning comes

Verse 2

Every little shadow that goes wandering through the room Only wants to wish you well before it slips from view The dark is just a blanket that the whole wide world puts on And I am right beside you as it settles over you

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the ceiling turn to dreaming skies Let the hush of evening carry all your worries far away There is nowhere safer than the place where you are lying

Chorus

Zayn, the night is holding you as gently as I can Nothing here will hurt you while these quiet hours pass You are safer than the moonlight resting on your tiny hand Zayn, my love will keep you warm until the morning comes

Bridge

Sleep now, and let the whole wide world grow still and slow You are the calm at the centre of everything I know

Chorus

Zayn, the night is holding you as gently as I can Nothing here will hurt you while these quiet hours pass You are safer than the moonlight resting on your tiny hand Zayn, my love will keep you warm until the morning comes

Outro

The lights will keep on drifting soft across the plaster white And you will keep on sleeping safe and held by me tonight

Verse 1

The lamp is low and the room has gone quiet and blue A small gold circle is glowing soft on your quilt You've built yourself a tent out of blankets and pillows And nothing in the world can reach you here, no guilt

Chorus

Zayn, the light is warm and it's all for you tonight Close your eyes now, let the day float away You are held so gently, you are safe, you are right Zayn, my love will still be here when you wake

Verse 2

Under the quilt the whole world shrinks down to a glow You breathe out slow and your shoulders finally rest Every worry from today has nowhere left to go You are curled up small and warm inside your nest

Pre-chorus

The house goes quiet, the night pulls its blanket wide Somewhere close by, a heart keeps steady and slow Rest now, love, and let the dark carry you inside

Chorus

Zayn, the light is warm and it's all for you tonight Close your eyes now, let the day float away You are held so gently, you are safe, you are right Zayn, my love will still be here when you wake

Bridge

Sleep will carry you soft as any river can No need to hold on, no need to be afraid You are the whole reason this small light was ever lit

Chorus

Zayn, the light is warm and it's all for you tonight Close your eyes now, let the day float away You are held so gently, you are safe, you are right Zayn, my love will still be here when you wake

Outro

The gold light dims but it never really goes away It stays right here, keeping watch until the day

Verse 1

The cotton cloth is drifting soft against the window frame And the streetlamp hums a tune so low and slow outside Everything is settling now, easy as the falling rain And you are here beside me, safe and warm and wide eyed

Pre-chorus

Let the hum outside grow quieter than your breathing Let the dark come gentle, not a thing to fear at all Close your eyes and feel how soft this night is weaving

Chorus

Zayn, the night is holding you the way I always will Nothing in the shadows here could ever bring you pain Rest your head and let the hours turn so soft and still There is nowhere I would rather be, my Zayn

Verse 2

The window breathes a little as the curtain lifts and falls And the world outside is folding into quiet, dim and slow You are wrapped up warmer than the softest of them all And there is nothing out there waiting that you need to know

Chorus

Zayn, the night is holding you the way I always will Nothing in the shadows here could ever bring you pain Rest your head and let the hours turn so soft and still There is nowhere I would rather be, my Zayn

Bridge

Sleep now, and let every worry drift away like smoke Nothing you could dream of tonight could ever be too much

Chorus

Zayn, the night is holding you the way I always will Nothing in the shadows here could ever bring you pain Rest your head and let the hours turn so soft and still There is nowhere I would rather be, my Zayn

Outro

The cloth is still now, and the lamp has hushed its hum outside Sleep on, my Zayn, and know that you are loved on either side