Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Happy Birthday, artist - Sufjan Stevens. Album song A Sun Came (reissue), in the genre АльтернативаDate of issue: 19.07.2004
Record label: Asthmatic Kitty
Song language: English
Happy Birthday |
| Happy birthday, happy birthday |
| How old are you, how old are you? |
| I’m 32 and I have to lose 20 pounds to be attractive, to be the kind of person |
| I want. |
| This is the year I’m gonna do it. |
| Have you ever promised yourself that before? |
| How did you know? |
| I’ve been on and off diets since I was 18. |
| So, you’ve been making and breaking the same resolution for more than a decade? |
| Well, if you want to put it that way. |
| Let’s face facts. |
| Your approach doesn’t seem to be working. |
| No matter how hard you struggle and strive |
| You never get outta those shoes alive |
| Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide |
| All you gonna get is a ticket to ride |
| Happy birthday, happy birthday |
| How old are you, how old are you? |
| I’m 47 years old and still don’t know how to assert myself and get what I want. |
| I just never learned to be aggressive. |
| You can get ahead by cooperating as well as competing. |
| The hell you can. |
| It’s a jungle out there. |
| Kill or be killed. |
| Lack of assertiveness can be a problem. |
| It does not seem to be yours. |
| Look, Mr Good Vibes. |
| I know what my problem is. |
| I’ve had it my whole life. |
| I understand perfectly. |
| No matter how hard you struggle and strive |
| You never get outta those shoes alive |
| Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide |
| All you gonna get is a ticket to ride |
| Happy birthday, happy birthday |
| How old are you, how old are you? |
| I’m 23 years old and all my friends tell me I’m talented. |
| I wanna be a really |
| big television or recording star. |
| Do you go out on auditions? |
| How can I? |
| Who’s gonna look after my kid? |
| Can you hire a mother’s helper? |
| Can’t afford it. |
| How about a relative or a neighbor? |
| Oh, I just wouldn’t feel right asking. |
| Perhaps you expect a producer to drive up in a limousine and discover you at the local drugstore? |
| Well, it has happened before. |
| Frankly, my dear, this is nothing but fantasy. |
| No matter how hard you struggle and strive |
| You never get outta those shoes alive |
| Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide |
| All you gonna get is a ticket to ride |
| Happy birthday, happy birthday |
| How old are you, how old are you? |
| Your birthday is a good time to take a look at yourself. |
| Be ruthlessly honest. |
| Are you a person who gets things done, or a procrastinator? |
| Can you control |
| your habits? |
| Do you see yourself onjectively or do you require a myth? |
| If you think you’re fooling anyone, you’re only fooling yourself. |
| Now, sir, how old did you say you are today? |
| I just turned 40 and for the last few month I’ve been feeling like it’s all |
| over, as though life had already passed me by. |
| It feels like I’m dying. |
| That’s right. |
| You are dying. |
| What do you mean by that? |
| The fact is, even as we talk your allotted time is slipping away. |
| More of your life is behind you. |
| And that means that less is in front of you. |
| That’s a pretty depressing way to wish a guy happy birthday. |
| Look at it this way, friend. |
| You may be dying, but you still have some time |
| left, so let’s sit down and take stock of where you’ve been and where you’re |
| heading. |
| Life will always appear too short. |
| Only you can make it worthwhile. |
| No matter how hard you struggle and strive |
| You never get outta those shoes alive |
| Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide |
| All you gonna get is a ticket to ride |
| Happy birthday, happy birthday |
| How old are you, how old are you? |
| Where there’s a will, there’s a way |