HAPPY BIRTHDAY

I woke up knowing what today is
Your name was already on my mind
I almost reached out like I always do
Then remembered you won’t reply

There’s a space where your voice should be
A silence I can’t undo
But I still mark every moment
Like I’m still there with you

[Chorus]
Happy birthday to you…
Even though I don’t see you
I still close my eyes and
Picture candles glowing

Happy birthday to you…
I still say it like I used to
What I’d give just to watch you
Blow them out

[Post-Chorus]
You’ll never hear it…
But I said it anyway

[Verse 2]
Every year keeps moving forward
Like nothing’s missing at all
But I feel it in every season
Every memory that calls

First laughs, first steps, first everything
They still live in me
You grew up, but I’m still holding
Who you used to be

[Chorus]
Happy birthday to you…
Even though I don’t see you
I still close my eyes and
Picture candles glowing

Happy birthday to you…
I still say it like I used to
What I’d give just to watch you
Blow them out

[Chorus – Christmas Variation]
Merry Christmas to you…
Even though I don’t see you
There’s a light on the tree that
Doesn’t feel like home now

Merry Christmas to you…
I still say it like I used to
Another year without you
Here somehow

[Breakdown]
I still talk to you in my head
Like you never went away

[Final Chorus]
Happy birthday to you…
Merry Christmas, I miss you
I still send all my love
Through a world that won’t reach you

I love you, I do…
Even if you never knew
Every word I can’t say…

I said it anyway
…