Think back now when we were young   There were always tears at the birthday party   You know how children can be   So cruel   That's how it starts, but   What if we never learn how to behave?   I did something, and you never forgave me   I never thought that it could be like this      But now I see   I see you share your cake with him   Unwrapping presents that I should have sent   What can I do?   Must I watch you?      Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles   So Happy Birthday again      And it's the same every year   Seems that I remember it as something more, but   You know how children can grow   So strange   I still adore you      What if we never learn from our mistakes?   But then, you'll never know how my heart aches      I never thought that it would be like this   But now I see   I see you share your cake with him   Unwrapping presents that I should have sent   What can I do?   Must I watch you?      Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles   So Happy Birthday again   Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles   So Happy Birthday again      One day I know he'll forget   To pay you the compliments you're after   You'll hang your sad, aching head   Behind a brittle smile or a shrill of laughter      What if we only get what we deserve?   Somehow I couldn't quite summon the nerve      Upon each anniversary   Then do you ever think of me?   Unwrapping presents that I should have sent   What can I do?   Must I watch you?      Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles   So Happy Birthday again   Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles   So Happy Birthday again   Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles   So Happy Birthday again   Close the door, dim the lights, blow out the candles   So Happy Birthday again