Birthday Boy

I'm not necessarily a creature of habit. However, I do I have one small ritual I've managed to sustain over the years. It's playing the fifth track one time only off of what is unfortunately regarded a highly forgettable album (though I would adamantly disagree) on this day. The melancholy nature of this tune seems to scratch where I itch. Here's to another year of life...

Birthday Boy

Birthday boy, blow out the candles;
Good friends around you, you should feel O.K.
Don't look so sad & blue;
Don't act forsaken, this day's for you.
Good days are coming, my friend;
Life can be easy 'til the end.

Birthday boy, don't fear tomorrow;
Changes before you; years drift away.
You see life as pictures, frame to frame;
Many years wasted, what a shame.
Good days are coming, my friend;
Life can be easy 'til the end, 'til the end.

That empty feeling won't go away;
Caught up in hurting, day after day;
When will you see the joy in your life?
It's there for you, it's there for you.

Don't look so sad & blue;
Don't act forsaken, this day's for you.
Good days are coming, once you stop running;
Life could be easy, easy for you.

Words & Music: David "Hawk" Wolinski & Daniel Seraphine for the album Chicago XIV. (c) 1980.