Happy Birthday, Ada Mae

Ada Mae, you’re two today 
Guess I’ll be gone before you’re twenty 
Happy birthday, Ada Mae 
I wrote a song for you 

Who can say what’s coming at you? 
This old world keeps hurtling on 
I could try to tell the future 
But I’d be wrong most likely 
 
Ada Mae, you have a way 
Of changing everyone around you 
We love you more each passing day 
Your laugh is yours alone 

Oh, I do fear my generation has been sleeping 
Deep inside a fever dream 
We’ve sown the whirlwind you’ll be reaping 
And eaten all the cream 

You and I are human animals 
And kin to everything alive 
One day you’ll know a million miracles  
Helped you arrive here with us 

Ada Mae, I hope you find 
A tree, a bird, a star, a flower 
And a love to keep you strong and kind 
When haters try to seize the day 

Happy birthday, Ada Mae 
Maybe I’ll see you turning twenty 
Can you imagine such a day? 
Ada Mae, my love is true 
Ada Mae, this song’s for you