Birthday Songs for Declan

• Boots by the Door

  Country hoedown · Country · Fiddle · Lively

  A stomping country hoedown birthday song built around muddy shoes and boxes on the step, for anyone who calls Declan a welcome mess to have around.

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  Verse 1

  Muddy boots kicked off in a heap Boxes on the step piled deep You blow in like a travelling storm Turn a quiet house to warm

  Chorus

  Declan, Declan, light the candle now Grab a hand and take a bow Every year you track in more Declan's home, throw wide the door

  Verse 2

  You never learned to wipe your feet Or knock before you take a seat Still we clear a chair for you Mess and all, we always do

  Pre-chorus

  Something's always tumbling in with you Trouble, laughter, mud and noise too Tonight we let it all break through

  Chorus

  Declan, Declan, light the candle now Grab a hand and take a bow Every year you track in more Declan's home, throw wide the door

  Bridge

  Stomp it loud for one more year Raise the roof and raise the cheer Doesn't matter where you've been Best part of the year begins

  Chorus

  Declan, Declan, light the candle now Grab a hand and take a bow Every year you track in more Declan's home, throw wide the door

  Outro

  Leave your boots there on the floor We're just glad you're through the door

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• Coiled Up Right

  Indie folk · Gentle · Fingerpicked

  A cheerful indie folk birthday song for Declan, built around the quiet care of someone who keeps things in order and holds people together without making a fuss.

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  Verse 1

  You wind the hose up neat and slow Careful with the things you own Rust upon the old roof drain Still you make the garden glow

  Pre-chorus

  Nobody sees the work you do Quiet hands that pull us through So let the candles start to grow

  Chorus

  Declan, raise a glass tonight Every corner feels more right Somehow when you're near, we reckon Declan, you're our steady light

  Verse 2

  You keep the small things running true Nothing ever slips from view Even when the storm clouds gather Somehow we come back to you

  Chorus

  Declan, raise a glass tonight Every corner feels more right Somehow when you're near, we reckon Declan, you're our steady light

  Bridge

  Another year of getting it right Another year you steady the night We didn't have to ask you twice You just show up, that's enough

  Chorus

  Declan, raise a glass tonight Every corner feels more right Somehow when you're near, we reckon Declan, you're our steady light

  Outro

  The hose still waits beside the drain We're glad you're built to stay the same

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• Streetlamp Gold

  Brass band · Brass · Marching · Bold

  A brass band birthday song for Declan, built from a night drive glow that turns into a room full of people cheering his name.

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  Verse 1

  Orange light across the glass Catching dust like tiny sparks You drum the wheel and let it pass Another year that leaves its marks

  Pre-chorus

  Every mile you've come so far Every light along the way Bring it home to where we are

  Chorus

  Declan, light the candles now Sing it loud so it can land We're raising every glass somehow To the best of Declan's clan

  Verse 2

  Windows fogged but eyes still bright Streetlamps blinking one by one You always find your way tonight Even when the map is done

  Chorus

  Declan, light the candles now Sing it loud so it can land We're raising every glass somehow To the best of Declan's clan

  Bridge

  However far the roads have run You're the reason we still speckle Every dark with so much fun Nobody shines quite like a Declan

  Chorus

  Declan, light the candles now Sing it loud so it can land We're raising every glass somehow To the best of Declan's clan

  Outro

  Dust still glows behind the glass Here's to you, another year to pass

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