Old Gate, New Year
Style: Afrobeats

[Verse 1]
Rust on the gate where you played
Balloons still dance, a little frayed
You tied them there years ago
Now the whole street feels the glow

[Pre-chorus]
Something in me gets so loud
Watching you stand in the crowd
We been waiting to shout it out

[Chorus]
Ernest, Ernest, light the fire
Every year you take us higher
Ernest, hear the whole street cheer
Glad you made it, glad you're here

[Verse 2]
That old gate still holds its ground
Same as you, no wear or frown
Every ribbon, every knot
Ties us back to what we got

[Pre-chorus]
Something in me gets so loud
Watching you stand in the crowd
We been waiting to shout it out

[Chorus]
Ernest, Ernest, light the fire
Every year you take us higher
Ernest, hear the whole street cheer
Glad you made it, glad you're here

[Bridge]
We never doubted, never turned
Loved you plainly, loved you earnest
Every candle that we've burnt
Says we meant it, always learnt

[Chorus]
Ernest, Ernest, light the fire
Every year you take us higher
Ernest, hear the whole street cheer
Glad you made it, glad you're here

[Outro]
Balloons will fade, the gate stays strong
So do you, so does this song

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