Happy Birthday, John Paul

Intro

Hey, hey, hey — John Paul! (woo)

Clap it up, clap it up (yeah, yeah)

Verse

Candle on the cake, flame like a laugh

We got your name on every photograph

Old jokes, new plans, calling out your name

Tonight the room's alive, it's your claim to fame

Phones up, make a wish, blow it out, go hard

Every single heartbeat's playing your part (oh-oh)

From morning coffee to the midnight roll

We raise our cups — to John Paul, to your soul

Pre-chorus

All the stories, all the miles, all the cheers we bring

Turn the volume up, let the chorus sing

Hands up, hands up, everybody in the hall

One voice, one shout — for John Paul, for John Paul

Chorus

Happy birthday, John Paul — sing it loud, sing it proud (happy birthday)

Happy birthday, John Paul — clap your hands, lift the crowd (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, John Paul — dance it out, move your feet (hey!)

Happy birthday, John Paul — one more round, feel the heat (yeah)

Happy birthday, John Paul — sing it loud, sing it proud (happy birthday)

Happy birthday, John Paul — clap your hands, lift the crowd (oh-oh)

Verse

Remember late-night drives and the songs we stole

The small victories, the big goals

You light the room when you step through the door

We want another year, and then some more

Laugh lines, bold signs, stories left to write

We toast to the future and we toast to tonight (uh-huh)

Name in lights or a backyard call

Anywhere we gather — it’s John Paul, it’s John Paul

Bridge

(Go, go) blow the candles, make it bright

(Go, go) spin the record through the night

(Go, go) everyone together, one last call

(Go, go) keep it spinning — John Paul, John Paul

Chorus

Happy birthday, John Paul — sing it loud, sing it proud (happy birthday)

Happy birthday, John Paul — clap your hands, lift the crowd (oh-oh)

Happy birthday, John Paul — dance it out, move your feet (hey!)

Happy birthday, John Paul — one more round, feel the heat (yeah)

Outro

John Paul, John Paul, John Paul (fade)

La-la-la, la-la — John Paul (yeah, yeah)