Eighteen years of Lily. One song about her bright future.

Verse 1

Eighteen candles and you're rolling your eyes,Not one for the fuss, not one for goodbyes,But someone's got to say it, so I'll say it plain,The baby of the family, you flipped the frame.

Pre-Chorus

Since you were nine you were the one holding steady,Patching us up before we were ready,Now look at you, all grown and glowing,Still that same girl, quietly knowing.

Chorus

Lily, Lily, you were always more than your years,Wiping up our messes, laughing through our fears,Now it's your turn, we're cheering you on,Eighteen candles, and the sensible one,Lily, our steady heart, Lily.

Verse 2

September's coming, a ward and a name tag,You'll patch up strangers the way you patched up our lot,And somewhere in your room, under the sheets so tight,There's a teddy you'd swear isn't there at night.

Pre-Chorus

You'll deny it, laughing, "that's not mine",But it's soft with the years, it's had its time,Like you've had years of being the eldest at heart,While still being our baby, right from the start.

Chorus

Lily, Lily, you were always more than your years,Wiping up our messes, laughing through our fears,Now it's your turn, we're cheering you on,Eighteen candles, and the sensible one,Lily, our steady heart, Lily.

Bridge

So here's to the girl who grew up too soon,And here's to the child still curled round the moon,You held us together, you never once cracked,Now it's your turn, and we've got your back.

Final Chorus

Lily, Lily, you were always more than your years,Mothering chaos, and drying our tears,Now go and shine where the wild things are,Nurse, sister, keeper, our brightest star,Lily, our steady heart, Lily.

Outro

Happy eighteenth, little sister of mine,Cry if you need to, then laugh, you'll be fine,Wherever you're going, however far,You'll always be home, you'll always be ours.