Raise It Up For Mariana
Style: Gospel celebration

[Verse 1]
Left the mower right by the gate
Tied some balloons, could hardly wait
Old rusted spade never looked so grand
Because your birthday is close at hand

[Pre-chorus]
Something in the air is rising now
Every voice is finding out how
To lift your name up loud and clear

[Chorus]
Mariana, sing it like a banner
We are shouting out your name
Mariana, joy in every manner
This whole room is glad you came

[Verse 2]
You turn a yard into a scene
Balloons and steel and grass so green
You make the plainest corner glow
We would follow you, you know

[Chorus]
Mariana, sing it like a banner
We are shouting out your name
Mariana, joy in every manner
This whole room is glad you came

[Bridge]
Every candle bends toward you
Every voice in here is true
We are glad you're standing here

[Chorus]
Mariana, sing it like a banner
We are shouting out your name
Mariana, joy in every manner
This whole room is glad you came

[Outro]
That spade still stands beside the gate
We are glad we didn't have to wait

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