Birthday Song - Indigo Girls

I couldn’t think of a thing to write

On your birthday card

Considered the poets

But they didn’t know what

Lay quite inside my heart

I thought of Atlanta

I thought of Toronoto

And all of the places we’ve been

I filled up my tea and looked into the trees

And still came up empty again

So I guess the next time you see me

In a world of partial truths

You will fully believe me

I have nothing to give except but to live

Like the person you know me to be

I can clean up the kitchen

And fold up your clothes

Neatley as I am able

Wrap a box up with ties for a surprise

And order you flowers for the table

I could book us a trip

On a plane or ship

I know how much you love the sun

You could gamble on me

Like the lottery

And I’ll make you feel like you’ve won

And I’ll bet the next time you see me

In a world of partial truths

You will fully believe me

I have nothing to give except but to live

Like the person you know me to be

Life is short and so on

I’d like to give you something to go on

Grow on

They recently paved the walk on our street

We looked at the shiny cement

We stopped the car ready to carve

Our names into permanence

For a moment we’re kids

Intent on a whim

There is no shadowy past

But even so the urge is to go

And put something down

That will last

So here goes

The next time I show up for you

You will know

And believe

I am ready to give

Ready to live

Like the person you know me to be.