Happy Twenty-Seven

Intro

Hey—hey—hey, yeah

Little bebops, look at you now (look at you)

Oh-oh, oh-oh (alright)

Verse

Latisha, Tanisha, two names like a song

Played in the backyard, skipping rope all day long

Sun in your sneakers, pockets full of dreams

We swore we'd always remember what those summers mean

You ran down the sidewalk with scraped knees and gum

Laugh like a secret that the whole block hums

Where did the time go? (where did the time go?)

We blinked and you grew up, but your glow stayed close

Pre-chorus

Photos in shoeboxes, songs on the radio

First loves, first jobs, first midnight shows (uh-huh)

You carried each other when the road felt slow

Now here we stand—let everybody know

Chorus

Happy twenty-seven, Latisha and Tanisha, oh-oh

Happy twenty-seven, we sing it loud, we sing it slow

Latisha with Brandon, twelve years and counting (yeah)

Tanisha with Nicklaus and Sky Lynn—love surrounding

Happy twenty-seven, Latisha and Tanisha, oh-oh

Happy twenty-seven, this is your show (your show)

Chorus

Happy twenty-seven, Latisha and Tanisha, oh-oh

Happy twenty-seven, we sing it loud, we sing it slow

Latisha with Brandon, twelve years and counting (yeah)

Tanisha with Nicklaus and Sky Lynn—love surrounding

Happy twenty-seven, Latisha and Tanisha, oh-oh

Happy twenty-seven, this is your show (your show)

Verse

Latisha, your smile is patient like a summer dawn

You built a little kingdom, made a family strong

Brandon by your side through the turns and the tunes

Twelve years like a promise written in the moon

Tanisha, your arms hold two whole worlds so sweet

Nicklaus and Sky Lynn dancing quick on tiny feet

You’re brave in the small things, loud in the kind

Mother, sister, sister—always on my mind

Bridge

So blow out the candles, make the wish you want (wish it, wish it)

We’ll toast to the stories that you still want to haunt (haunt)

May the road take you easy, may the nights be kind

May laughter follow close, may love never hide

(la-la-la) Keep going, keep glowing, keep going—yeah

(ta-ta-touch) Keep holding, keep holding, keep holding—oh

Chorus

Happy twenty-seven, Latisha and Tanisha, oh-oh

Happy twenty-seven, we sing it loud, we sing it slow

Latisha with Brandon, twelve years and counting (yeah)

Tanisha with Nicklaus and Sky Lynn—love surrounding

Happy twenty-seven, Latisha and Tanisha, oh-oh

Happy twenty-seven, this is your show (this is your show)

Outro

Little bebops turned bold—oh-oh (oh-oh)

Where did the time go? Right here, in your glow (in your glow)

Happy birthday, my loves, happy birthday—yeah