Zara at Twenty

Intro

oh-oh, yeah, uh-huh

(la-la) light the porch light, baby, come on in

Verse

You were the little hands that learned a million things,

Counting stitches on a blanket, making tiny wings.

First apron on your chest, flour on your chin,

Singing out the kitchen while the coffee cooled again.

You shopped the Sunday markets for a faded ring,

Found a story in a dress, oh the way you'd spin.

Late-night phone calls, laughing 'bout nothing much,

You'd fix a broken day with just a gentle touch.

Pre-chorus

And time kept turning pages, faster than we knew,

But every single morning, I keep finding you.

(Come on, come on)

Chorus

Zara at twenty, light it up, yeah, light it up (light it up)

Twenty candles, twenty reasons to keep dreaming up (keep dreaming up)

Crochet hooks and cookbooks, a little thrifted luck (thrifted luck)

Beautiful inside and out, oh, beautiful inside and out

Zara at twenty, light it up, yeah, light it up (light it up)

Twenty candles, baby, make a wish and blow 'em out (blow 'em out)

You sew the nights together and you put the love right in the seams

Beautiful inside and out, yeah, beautiful inside and out

Verse

You bring a new recipe to family Friday night,

A crooked cinnamon braid, oh it tastes like bright light.

You find the perfect jacket in a corner store,

Turn it into a story that we all adore.

You stitch your name in blankets, give 'em to the ones who ache,

Mend the ragged edges, heal what time might break.

You wear your kindness like a necklace, let it swing (let it swing),

Turn the small into a miracle in everything.

Pre-chorus

I watch you learn to fly, and I try not to cry,

You keep the map of who you are right under your sky.

(hold on, hold on)

Chorus

Zara at twenty, light it up, yeah, light it up (light it up)

Twenty candles, twenty reasons to keep dreaming up (keep dreaming up)

Crochet hooks and cookbooks, a little thrifted luck (thrifted luck)

Beautiful inside and out, oh, beautiful inside and out

Zara at twenty, light it up, yeah, light it up (light it up)

Twenty candles, baby, make a wish and blow 'em out (blow 'em out)

You sew the nights together and you put the love right in the seams

Beautiful inside and out, yeah, beautiful inside and out

Bridge

And if the road gets lonely, if the nights get long,

Remember where you started, remember every song.

You're more than what you wear, more than what you make,

You're the hand that gives, the heart that won't forsake.

(oh, oh) Za-za-Zara, keep that fire bright (keep it bright)

Take your twenty years and paint the world tonight

Chorus

Zara at twenty, light it up, yeah, light it up (light it up)

Twenty candles, twenty reasons to keep dreaming up (keep dreaming up)

Crochet hooks and cookbooks, a little thrifted luck (thrifted luck)

Beautiful inside and out, oh, beautiful inside and out

Zara at twenty, light it up, yeah, light it up (light it up)

Twenty