Happy Birthday, Eva

Intro

Hey—hey, come on, come on (oh)

Light it up, light it up, light it up (yeah)

Verse

Turn the corner, confetti in the doorway

You laugh and the room decides to stay

A crown of silly paper, shoes kicked off the floor

Every little joke we love you for

Photos on the fridge like a parade of days

Songs we only sing in private ways

You wink and the clock forgets to move

Tonight we spin for nothing but you (whoa)

Pre-chorus

Candles line the table, one bright trail

Close your eyes, wish hard, set sail (set sail)

Everybody's leaning in, feel the cheer

This is the minute that remembers the year (oh)

Chorus

Happy birthday, Eva (Eva, Eva), light it up, light it up

Happy birthday, Eva (Eva, Eva), make a wish, blow it up

Happy birthday, Eva — all night we sing it (we sing it)

Happy birthday, Eva — everybody, bring it (bring it)

Verse

Remember the mixtape, the late-night drives

That time we painted sneakers and changed our lives

You make ordinary feel like the headline

We trace your name in fonts that shine

Call up every friend who ever knew your laugh

Fill the house with the stories that come back

From the tiny triumphs to the giant plans

Tonight we cheer for everything you am

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes again — this one’s for the brave

A little louder now, feel the wave (feel the wave)

Years like ribbons, tie them to your sleeve

Collect the good and give yourself reprieve (yeah)

Chorus

Happy birthday, Eva (Eva, Eva), light it up, light it up

Happy birthday, Eva (Eva, Eva), make a wish, blow it up

Happy birthday, Eva — all night we sing it (la-la)

Happy birthday, Eva — everybody, bring it (oh-oh)

Bridge

Hey — raise your glass (hey)

To the nights we keep and the ones to pass (to the ones to pass)

Hey — here’s to you (here’s to you)

To the stubborn dreamer who always pulls through (pulls through)

Say your name and the room gets kinder (Eva, Eva)

Say your laugh and the sun gets wider (oh)

We’ll carry tomorrow like it’s made of gold

But tonight we’re loud, tonight we’re bold

Chorus

Happy birthday, Eva (Eva, Eva), light it up, light it up

Happy birthday, Eva (Eva, Eva), make a wish, blow it up

Happy birthday, Eva — all night we sing it (we sing it)

Happy birthday, Eva — everybody, bring it (bring it)