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 that you never forgave me   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 light, blow out the candles?   So happy birthday again   And it's the same every year   Seems that i remember it as something more   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 light, blow out the candles?   So happy birthday again   Someday 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 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 light, blow out the candles?   So happy birthday again