No Happy Birthday

I've been waiting
I've been thinking
I've been wanting to sing you this song
I know you may not
understand my thoughts
but you will know where its coming from
grab your guitar
or your maracas
or play with me on your wooden drum
it's no happy birthday
but it's my way
maybe one day you'll sing along
and as you go through life, they may be unkind
I wont always be there by your side
and it's on my mind
yeah that's on my mind
that's on my mind almost all of the time

we're always walking
in the morning
you look up with your beautiful stare
you start talking
and there's no stopping
you say so much you run out of air
and then we're running
to tell your mom and
we never make it back to our street
that's when i wake up
always the same spot
my heart playing a song so sweet
and as you go through life
you will bring such light
that's how I picture it most of the time
that's how my mind
yeah, that's how my mind
that's how my mind keeps my heart in line
yeah, that's how my mind
yeah, that's how my mind
that's how my mind keeps my heart in line
grab you guitar
or your maracas
or play with me on your wooden drum
it's no happy birthday
but its my way
maybe one day you'll sing along