[Verse 1]
Helene Valcin, I say your name
Soft as rain on window glass
Every mile you carried alone
Still you gave what you had
I picture your hands in the morning light
Kind and tired and true
You kept your heart in a folded note
Till the whole world heard you through
[Pre-Chorus]
And if the weight got heavy
You never let it show
You left a lamp in the hallway
For the ones who’d come and go
[Chorus]
Helene Valcin, stay in the song
Stay in the song, stay in the song
Helene Valcin, gentle and strong
We carry you on
(We carry you on)
(Helene Valcin)
[Verse 2]
There were days you had to bend
Like the cane in winter wind
But you still made room at the table
Still let the broken in
I’m trying to become more
Open-handed, less afraid
So I write your name in my best lines
And I let the sorrow stay
[Pre-Chorus]
And if the road was lonely
You walked it anyway
Now every kind thing you ever did
Is standing here today
[Chorus]
Helene Valcin, stay in the song
Stay in the song, stay in the song
Helene Valcin, gentle and strong
We carry you on
(We carry you on)
(Helene Valcin)
[Bridge]
I was thinking I would make
A nice song just for you
But your life already said enough
About the things that pull us through
So I’ll leave it simple
I’ll leave it true
A little light, a little mercy
And a name that blooms in blue
[Final Chorus]
Helene Valcin, stay in the song
Stay in the song, stay in the song
Helene Valcin, gentle and strong
We carry you on
(We carry you on)
(Helene Valcin)
(Stay in the song)