Birthday Songs for Ethel

• Ethel, Turn the Lights Up

  Disco · Funky · Strings

  A disco-bright birthday song built from an old garage full of boxes, for anyone who has kept every bit of clutter because it means something. Perfect for a room ready to sing and dance for Ethel.

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  Verse 1

  Boxes stacked against the wall dusty labels, none of them clear but you know just what they hold and you keep them close all year

  Pre-chorus

  You never throw the good stuff out you find the gold in grease and grime so tonight we make some noise

  Chorus

  Ethel, put your glad rags on step out from the garage floor Ethel, you're the brightest thing that this old town has ever saw

  Verse 2

  Engine oil and birthday cake strange old mix but it feels right you turn junk to something grand you turn grey rooms into light

  Pre-chorus

  You never throw the good stuff out you find the gold in grease and grime so tonight we make some noise

  Chorus

  Ethel, put your glad rags on step out from the garage floor Ethel, you're the brightest thing that this old town has ever saw

  Bridge

  Clear a space among the boxes let the disco ball come down tonight the dust is glitter tonight you wear the crown

  Chorus

  Ethel, put your glad rags on step out from the garage floor Ethel, you're the brightest thing that this old town has ever saw

  Outro

  Stack the boxes, save the ribbon you're the best thing we keep near

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• Ethel, Light the Room

  Swing big band · Swing · Big band · Brassy

  A swinging, big band birthday song built for a whole room to sing, warm enough for any Ethel from any generation and any relation.

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  Verse 1

  Slush is sliding down the glass Outside the shop the cold winds pass But you walk in with all that warmth Nothing dreary ever lasts

  Pre-chorus

  You've got a way of turning grey to gold You make the coldest morning feel less cold Tonight we're raising every glass to you

  Chorus

  Ethel, you're a rare kind of special Nothing here feels ordinary or level Every year you make the room a Bethel Ethel, tonight we sing for you, Ethel

  Verse 2

  You never needed the sun to shine You brought your own kind of warm inside We could freeze out on that street But you'd still make it feel fine

  Chorus

  Ethel, you're a rare kind of special Nothing here feels ordinary or level Every year you make the room a Bethel Ethel, tonight we sing for you, Ethel

  Bridge

  Here's to every year you've grown Here's to all the light you've thrown Not one candle burns as steady You were always more than ready

  Chorus

  Ethel, you're a rare kind of special Nothing here feels ordinary or level Every year you make the room a Bethel Ethel, tonight we sing for you, Ethel

  Outro

  Let the slush keep sliding down the glass We've got all the warmth we'll ever need

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• Lights on the Ceiling

  Pop punk · Guitars · Energetic

  A loud, grinning pop punk birthday song that turns a childhood memory of car headlights sweeping the roof into a full room shouting somebody's name.

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  Verse 1

  Half asleep in the back seat Watching light chase down the street You made the dark feel like a game Even then you lit the frame

  Pre-chorus

  Count the candles, count the years Grab the ones you hold most dear Get up close, the moment's here

  Chorus

  Ethel, blow it out and cheer Nobody else could land us here Ethel, raise your cup up high Bright as headlights on the drive

  Verse 2

  Every road you've taken since Every risk and every wince You came out grinning, banged up, free Exactly who we hoped you'd be

  Pre-chorus

  Count the candles, count the years Grab the ones you hold most dear Get up close, the moment's here

  Chorus

  Ethel, blow it out and cheer Nobody else could land us here Ethel, raise your cup up high Bright as headlights on the drive

  Bridge

  Some folks fade when the night gets long You just turn it up like a song Whatever came, however far Here's to knowing who you are

  Chorus

  Ethel, blow it out and cheer Nobody else could land us here Ethel, raise your cup up high Bright as headlights on the drive

  Outro

  Still that light across the ceiling Still that same warm, wild feeling

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