Stay a Little Longer

Intro

Ah-ah, ah-ah, ooh

Soft light, slow breath, yeah

Verse

Snow settles on the porch like a quiet promise

Boots by the door, mitten lines in a row

Grandma hums a tune while the kettle whistles, (hmm)

We trade old stories that we've told a thousand times

Fingers sticky from the jam on warm bread

Laughter fills the kitchen, spills into the hall

Your jacket on my chair, your scarf hung by the window

This room holds everything we need tonight

Pre-chorus

Candles leaning toward the table, (leaning)

Paper stars that glow like gentle reasons, (ooh)

We count the little things until the big things feel close

Chorus

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer, oh-oh

Pass the cocoa, pass the songs, (pass the songs) yeah

Light the tree, light the tree, watch the faces wander, (watch the faces)

Hold my hand, hold my hand, through the flakes and the calm

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer, ah-ah

Verse

Snowball fights and mitten fights on the driveway

Carols from a record that we play on repeat

Old sweaters with new stains become our favorite colors

Phones on silent — the night makes its own beat

Grandpa cracking jokes, making little ones snort

We build a tiny city out of wrapping paper towers

A ribbon in your hair, the porch light like a promise

Every laugh hangs soft like a ribbon in the air

Pre-chorus

The quiet between verses tastes like cinnamon, (mmm)

Windows steamed with breath and stories, (stories)

We trace the year with our thumbs and promise to return

Chorus

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer, oh-oh

Pass the cocoa, pass the songs, (pass the songs) yeah

Light the tree, light the tree, watch the faces wander, (watch the faces)

Hold my hand, hold my hand, through the flakes and the calm

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer, ah-ah

Bridge

La-la-la, the clock moves softer here, (so soft)

La-la-la, we trade our worries for a chair, (take one)

Sing it low, sing it loud, sing it quiet in the kitchen

Wrap the night around us like a blanket, (wrap it)

Chorus

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer, oh-oh

Pass the cocoa, pass the songs, (pass the songs) yeah

Light the tree, light the tree, watch the faces wander, (watch the faces)

Hold my hand, hold my hand, through the flakes and the calm

Stay a little longer, stay a little longer, ah-ah

Outro

Mmh, hum it soft, hum it home (hmm)

We’ll keep this corner warm, we’ll keep this corner warm

Ah-ah, ah-ah