String and Two Mugs
Style: Indie folk

[Verse 1]
You set two mugs upon the table
waiting there while you're still able
brown paper parcels tied with string
hold your breath for what they bring

[Pre-chorus]
Every year the kettle's steaming
every year we catch you beaming
so let the candle start to glow

[Chorus]
Elsi, Elsi, light the room tonight
you make this ordinary table bright
Elsi, we are cheering, loud and true
there's no birthday like the one with you

[Verse 2]
You untie the string so slowly
savour every moment, holy
laughing at the paper's crease
we would never want you rushing this to cease

[Bridge]
Another candle, another year gone by
still the same old sparkle in your eye
however far you travel, however long you roam
this table with two mugs will always call you home

[Chorus]
Elsi, Elsi, light the room tonight
you make this ordinary table bright
Elsi, we are cheering, loud and true
there's no birthday like the one with you

[Outro]
So keep the string, and keep the mugs nearby
we'll toast to you until the candles die

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