Songs for Zuri

Verse 1

Boots got kicked off at the door Mud all over the wooden floor Nobody cares, the fiddle's calling We came here just for you, Zuri

Pre-chorus

Someone's tuning up the banjo Someone's pouring out the cider Feet are itching, hearts are lifting

Chorus

Zuri, light up like the glory Everybody's got a story Bout the day that you came round here You're the reason for the party

Verse 2

Pile of boots against the shed Every colour, brown and red Whole yard's dancing in their socks Cause you called us out here, Zuri

Bridge

Clap your hands and spin around Holler loud, don't make a sound This whole crowd showed up for you Nothing here we'd rather do

Chorus

Zuri, light up like the glory Everybody's got a story Bout the day that you came round here You're the reason for the party

Outro

Boots'll dry out by the shed We'll remember what you said

Verse 1

Boxes stacked up by the green door paper scraps blow round our feet but none of this is why we're smiling you're the one who makes it sweet

Pre-chorus

Something's coming, hold the feeling hearts are beating, watch the door this is the moment we've been building

Chorus

Zuri, open up your story today the whole world sings for you Zuri, this is all your glory every single wish comes true

Verse 2

You turn ribbon into laughter torn up paper into cheer every gift feels bigger somehow just because you're standing here

Bridge

Another year, another chapter written you carry us like we carry you light as paper, strong as cardboard holding all this love that's true

Chorus

Zuri, open up your story today the whole world sings for you Zuri, this is all your glory every single wish comes true

Outro

Long after the boxes empty you're the gift we're glad we knew

Verse 1

We dragged the crate up all those stairs just to toast you under open air every bottle rings a different tone but nothing sounds right till you're home

Chorus

Zuri, light the rooftop up tonight clinking glass and gravel underneath two candles worth of noise and cheer we're glad another year brought you here

Verse 2

You laugh and somehow the night gets loud you lift a room without even trying now every glass we raise is aimed your way so stay right here, don't rush the day

Pre-chorus

Count the bottles, count the years somebody's shouting, somebody cheers hold that glass up, here it comes

Chorus

Zuri, light the rooftop up tonight clinking glass and gravel underneath two candles worth of noise and cheer we're glad another year brought you here

Bridge

No fancy hall, just crate and sky but you're the reason we came up this high the city hums below us small and far tonight you're brighter than any star

Chorus

Zuri, light the rooftop up tonight clinking glass and gravel underneath two candles worth of noise and cheer we're glad another year brought you here

Outro

The bottles settle, quiet now, in their crate but we're still glad we climbed for you tonight

Verse 1

The oar lies still against the old grey side resting now, its work done with the tide You are the reason the whole boat stays so slow held in the hush of the water below

Chorus

Zuri, the night is soft and the dark is kind nothing can touch you, nothing you need to mind Sleep finds you gentle as the tide finds the shore Zuri, you're loved more than the whole world's oars

Verse 2

Somewhere a small boat sits on water that barely moves rocked by a calm that it never has to prove You are that stillness wrapped in a blanket of grey safe while the night carries the hours away

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the current be your guide nothing will wake you, nothing will rise or hide just this soft rocking, gentle from side to side

Chorus

Zuri, the night is soft and the dark is kind nothing can touch you, nothing you need to mind Sleep finds you gentle as the tide finds the shore Zuri, you're loved more than the whole world's oars

Bridge

No wind tonight to stir the water or the trees only the hush that carries you off with such ease You are held closer than any harbour could hold safer than stories the old wooden boats have told

Chorus

Zuri, the night is soft and the dark is kind nothing can touch you, nothing you need to mind Sleep finds you gentle as the tide finds the shore Zuri, you're loved more than the whole world's oars

Outro

The oar rests quiet against the grey and worn wood and you rest quiet too, wrapped in all that is good

Verse 1

Lights slip along the seat where your small head is resting Soft yellow squares are drifting across you like a blessing Nothing tonight will come to trouble you here Warm in the hush, safe from the world and its pressing

Pre-chorus

Close now those eyes so heavy with travelling Let the quiet road hum you to stillness Sleep is so near, just waiting to hold you

Chorus

Zuri, the night has folded soft around you Nothing can find you, nothing can wound you Somewhere past dreaming, morning is near Zuri, my darling, sleep, I have found you

Verse 2

Every square of light that passes leans down to see you Then it slides away gently, as if to free you Rest does not ask you for anything more Only to stay here, only to let it be you

Pre-chorus

Close now those eyes so heavy with travelling Let the quiet road hum you to stillness Sleep is so near, just waiting to hold you

Chorus

Zuri, the night has folded soft around you Nothing can find you, nothing can wound you Somewhere past dreaming, morning is near Zuri, my darling, sleep, I have found you

Bridge

Wherever this road is quietly taking us You are the reason the dark feels so gentle Rest now, and know you are carried Held by a love that will never grow distant

Chorus

Zuri, the night has folded soft around you Nothing can find you, nothing can wound you Somewhere past dreaming, morning is near Zuri, my darling, sleep, I have found you

Outro

The light still moves in its slow yellow pattern Sleep now, my love, you are already home

Verse 1

Raindrops are sliding slow down the window pane tonight Catching the little red glow from the fire so warm Everything outside has settled and gone quiet and still And you are held safe here, away from any storm

Chorus

Zuri, the night is soft and it wraps around you kind Sleep is a small boat drifting on water calm and deep Nothing can reach you here where the lamplight starts to dim Zuri, my love, close your eyes now, it is time to sleep

Verse 2

The glow on the glass is dancing so gently just for you Warm as a hand that rests on your back through the dark Every small sound outside is only the hush of the rain And you are the brightest, softest, most steady little spark

Pre-chorus

Hush now, the whole wide house is breathing slow around you The kettle has gone quiet, the fire is settling low Let your small heart rest, there is nowhere else you need to go

Chorus

Zuri, the night is soft and it wraps around you kind Sleep is a small boat drifting on water calm and deep Nothing can reach you here where the lamplight starts to dim Zuri, my love, close your eyes now, it is time to sleep

Bridge

Every drop on the glass finds its own way sliding down Slow and unhurried, the way this whole night moves for you Nothing is rushing you, nothing will wake before you're ready

Chorus

Zuri, the night is soft and it wraps around you kind Sleep is a small boat drifting on water calm and deep Nothing can reach you here where the lamplight starts to dim Zuri, my love, close your eyes now, it is time to sleep

Outro

The window still holds its small warm light against the rain And you are held the very same way until morning comes again