Happy Birthday
(Copyright © 1995, Daniel C. Eaglin)
1. The decades have flown by
And at the risk of sounding high:
How much longer will it be
Till they end your misery?
Do you think that you'll be missed
By all the girls you never kissed?
You can't miss what you never had
So maybe it won't be so bad.
Refrain:
You're one step closer to an early grave.
Grim reaper's on his way, perhaps you'd better behave.
Celebrate tonight with some chocolate cake and beer.
Your life's still moving forward but it's shorter by one year.
You know that things could be much worse
So you'd best stop feeling blue.
Still, you're not getting any younger.
Happy Birthday to you!
2. Do you think that you're not old?
Well this may sound a little bold
But no one else has been fooled.
Remember back when Elvis ruled?
See, you're just showing your age.
Your skin's another good gauge.
If you still can, have some fun.
Can't turn back time, what's done is done.
Bridge:
You can't change
Or rearrange
What life has dealt
The things you've felt
You hear a voice
You've got no choice
Another drink
Will help you think
What's the point
You light a joint
Make a plan
Take on the man
Is it too late
To become great
You've paid your dues
But you still lose
Can't change the past
You came in last
Another year
Another tear
Another birthday is here.
3. Regrets just make you mad.
Bitter dregs will make you sad.
You've already learned the truth.
It's kept hidden from our youth.
The disappointments of life
Will make you keep a sharpened knife.
Most folks don't know what they miss.
It's true that ignorance is bliss.
Last updated 22 May 1998.