Birthday Songs for Alan

• Spin the Lucky Box

  Synthpop · Retro · Neon

  An upbeat synthpop birthday song that turns a battered old raffle drum into a symbol of someone's luck and worth, built to be sung by a whole room.

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  Verse 1

  Dusk falls soft on the fairground lights Rusted box still spinning round Colours blur into one bright hum You're the best thing that we found

  Pre-chorus

  Every ticket in that drum Every colour, every one Feels like it was leading here

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, spin it slow You're the prize we're dreaming of Every ticket, every glow Alan, Alan, you're the one we love

  Verse 2

  Nobody ever picked so well When they pulled your number out You turned up loud and full of light Gave this tired old box some clout

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, spin it slow You're the prize we're dreaming of Every ticket, every glow Alan, Alan, you're the one we love

  Bridge

  Doesn't matter what year it reads We would spin a thousand times Just to land on you again

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, spin it slow You're the prize we're dreaming of Every ticket, every glow Alan, Alan, you're the one we love

  Outro

  Box still turning as the light goes down You were always the one we found

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• Half-Empty Glasses

  Ukulele singalong · Ukulele · Bright · Singalong

  A warm ukulele singalong for Alan's birthday, built for a room full of people to raise a glass and shout his name.

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  Verse 1

  Stout glasses left out on the table No one clears them while they're able Too busy laughing, too busy loud You're the reason we're this crowd

  Pre-chorus

  Something in the room feels bigger Every joke lands, every trigger Tonight we're building to your name

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, raise it high Here's to you, the reason why Alan, pour another round Best noise that this town's ever found

  Verse 2

  Candles waiting, someone's counting Laughter keeps on climbing, mounting You just grin and wave it down Still the brightest thing in town

  Bridge

  We could talk all night about you Every story somehow true Here's to the years still coming through

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, raise it high Here's to you, the reason why Alan, pour another round Best noise that this town's ever found

  Outro

  Glasses empty, table sticky Every toast tonight was for Alan

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• Tied With Red String

  Bluegrass romp · Bluegrass · Mandolin · Fast

  A stomping bluegrass birthday romp built around a box tied up tight, sung for the joy of finally handing it over. Perfect for a big group singalong when the cake comes out.

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  Verse 1

  I packed this box up tight for you Flour dust still on my hands Tied the string in a double knot So nothing loose ever lands

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, cut the string Pull the bow, let it fall This whole day belongs to you Alan, best of them all

  Verse 2

  I hid this box for a week Behind the coats in the hall Couldn't wait to see your face When you finally heard it call

  Pre-chorus

  Now the candles won't stay lit We keep singing anyway There's a box still in your hands

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, cut the string Pull the bow, let it fall This whole day belongs to you Alan, best of them all

  Bridge

  Every knot I tied was love Every fold was mine to give Whatever's waiting when it's loose Is just a shadow of how we live

  Chorus

  Alan, Alan, cut the string Pull the bow, let it fall This whole day belongs to you Alan, best of them all

  Outro

  Flour still stuck to the tape Happy birthday, Alan, today

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