Birthday Songs for Ali

• Bright Under the Rain

  Acoustic pop · Acoustic · Pop · Warm

  A warm, singable birthday song for Ali, built for a whole room to join in on the chorus.

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  Verse 1

  Rain comes down on the market roof Lemons stacked up gold and true Something in that ordinary sight Reminds this whole room of you

  Chorus

  Ali, Ali, light up the room Every year you make it worth the tally Nobody shines quite the way you do Not down any other alley

  Verse 2

  You turn the plainest day around Make the grey outside feel fine Even lemons look like sunshine When you're standing in the line

  Pre-chorus

  So let the candles catch and glow Let the whole table lean in closer Because tonight is yours to hold

  Chorus

  Ali, Ali, light up the room Every year you make it worth the tally Nobody shines quite the way you do Not down any other alley

  Bridge

  However far this year has pulled you We're glad you're here right now Happy and loud and completely you That's all we came to allow

  Chorus

  Ali, Ali, light up the room Every year you make it worth the tally Nobody shines quite the way you do Not down any other alley

  Outro

  Let it rain on every crate of lemons We'll still be glad we know you

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• Ring That Bell for Ali

  Bluegrass romp · Bluegrass · Mandolin · Fast

  A stomping bluegrass birthday romp built for a whole room to shout back, with a doorbell ringing behind jars of tinned sardines as the spark that says someone we love just arrived.

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  Verse 1

  Doorbell ringing, glass jars shake Sardines rattling for your sake Something's coming up the walk Whole house lights up wide awake

  Pre-chorus

  Grab the fiddle, grab your hands Word is out across the land Get up close, don't sit and stall

  Chorus

  Ali, Ali, ring that bell Everybody knows you well Down the alley, through the hall Ali, you're the one we tell

  Verse 2

  Shelves of jars line up in rows Nothing shines like you, heaven knows Every year you come around Something in this old house grows

  Chorus

  Ali, Ali, ring that bell Everybody knows you well Down the alley, through the hall Ali, you're the one we tell

  Bridge

  We'd wait all year behind that door Just to hear your feet once more You're the reason we all rally Worth more than gold in any valley

  Chorus

  Ali, Ali, ring that bell Everybody knows you well Down the alley, through the hall Ali, you're the one we tell

  Outro

  Glass jars shine behind the door We're glad you're here, we want much more

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• Dust on the Stairs

  Brass band · Brass · Marching · Bold

  A stomping brass band birthday song that turns an old, half-broken house into a picture of somebody who has always been loved right where they stand. Perfect for a room full of people to sing loudly and mean every word.

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  Verse 1

  Bare feet climbing through the dust Wallpaper peeling off the wall Even then we knew we must Follow wherever you would call

  Chorus

  Ali, light the horns and rally Every voice will find the tune Ali, dancing down the alley Born to fill an empty room

  Verse 2

  Every crack we ever climbed Led us straight back here to you Nothing broken, nothing timed Just a love that always grew

  Pre-chorus

  So raise the brass and let it swell Bring the noise from every hall Something in you rings so well

  Chorus

  Ali, light the horns and rally Every voice will find the tune Ali, dancing down the alley Born to fill an empty room

  Bridge

  However far the years have gone You still shine like something new We are glad you carried on Glad the world holds onto you

  Chorus

  Ali, light the horns and rally Every voice will find the tune Ali, dancing down the alley Born to fill an empty room

  Outro

  Dust still rises where you go We would follow, this you know

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