Happy Birthday, My Sister

Intro

Hey — hey, hey, hey (oh)

Light the room, light the room (yeah)

Cinnamon's at the door, tail on the floor (come on)

Verse

You carried me when my shoes were full of holes

You put back the pieces when life stole the shows

You laugh loud, you lead like summer mornings do

Apple of our eyes, every single view (mm)

You sit at the kitchen table, coffee in your hands

You know all my lines and you never demand

You cheer on the small wins, you're steady and bright

My sister, my anchor, my morning light (oh-oh)

Pre-chorus

When storms got loud you sang a tune (la-la)

Held the night like it was something we could move (yeah)

Every scar you fixed with quiet strength

You give and give, you go the length (go on)

Chorus

Happy, happy, happy birthday, hey (happy birthday)

Blow the candles, make it shine, make it stay (make it stay)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, yeah (oh-oh)

Cinnamon's barking, dancing in your way (dance, dance)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, hey (happy birthday)

You are the reason we all celebrate today (yeah, yeah)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, oh (oh-oh)

Stay the brave, gentle fire that lights our road (light the road)

Verse

You taught the dog how to beg and how to sit

You taught us how to heal when the world won't quit

You send little notes that arrive like warm rain

You lift up the room and you steady the train (steady)

From silly jokes to fierce, unapologetic truth

You keep the house full of memory and youth

You fold our mess into a kind, quiet art

You are the loud chorus inside my heart (oh)

Pre-chorus

When doors got stuck you found a way (la)

When doubt closed in you pushed it all away (push it)

You gave your hand before you had a plan

You are the bigger sister, you are my stand (my stand)

Chorus

Happy, happy, happy birthday, hey (happy birthday)

Blow the candles, make it shine, make it stay (make it stay)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, yeah (oh-oh)

Cinnamon's barking, dancing in your way (dance, dance)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, hey (happy birthday)

You are the reason we all celebrate today (yeah, yeah)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, oh (oh-oh)

Stay the brave, gentle fire that lights our road (light the road)

Bridge

Here’s to the mornings you turn into gold (mm)

To every brave promise you quietly hold

Here's to the nights you kept us from the fall

Here's to the sister who gave us it all (you gave it all)

We raise our voices, we lift our cups

To every time you put us back up

Cinnamon by your side, tail like a crown

You wear love like armor, never putting it down

Chorus

Happy, happy, happy birthday, hey (happy birthday)

Blow the candles, make it shine, make it stay (make it stay)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, yeah (oh-oh)

Cinnamon's barking, dancing in your way (dance, dance)

Happy, happy, happy birthday, hey (happy birthday)

You are the reason we all celebrate today (yeah, yeah)

Happy, happy, happy birth