They used to tell you it was a special day
You looked forward to it when they would say
Happy Birthday we’ve all been waiting to say
We’re so glad you’re here please stay,

Things are different now who really cares?
Now you look back at hollow stares
No greeting cards or county fairs
Not even a telephone call no one dares,

You see lovers walking along in happy pairs
But for you there’s no one there
It’s just your birthday another nightmare
It’s just your birthday more than you can bare,

Your birthday falls on cold afternoons
Where’s the cake and those colored balloons
You’re such a childish buffoon
Have another drink and sing an old tune,

You know you did this to yourself
Unrealistic expectations belong on a shelf
There’s simply no one around anymore
Why don’t you go skip rocks down by the shore?

A family dies and is reborn
You’ll never live down your daughter’s scorn
It’s these useless emotions that have you torn
At your age birthdays leave you forlorn,

You know you did this to yourself
Unrealistic expectations belong on a shelf
You know you did this to yourself
Unrealistic expectations belong on a shelf,

Hey Baby didn’t you remember my birthday
What did you say oh yeah it’s just another day?
I remember that day you ran away
You left me stunned with nothing more to say,

What am I doing fooling myself?
Unrealistic expectations belong on a shelf
No one remembers anyway it’s just another day
And I’ve got nothing more to say.