Birthday Book from Heirlooms by Tragedy Ann

Working nights
On Richmond Row
The sidewalk talks
And overflows

Balloon babies
For tipsy teens
He's got two ends
Tryin'a make 'em meet

Ring the bell
At the Sears downtown
Ring it again
When they shut it down

The town crier's cryin’
By the paper stand
Nobody gets lonely
Like the people's man

I wish that I could wish him well

Meet him once
He'll ask your name
Give you a call
On your birthday

Every coffee shared
Every hand he's shook
There's ten thousand names
In his birthday book
He's got ten thousand names
In his birthday book

His best friends
He holds dear
Talks to them
Once every year

Shares a memory
On their special day
With their family
If they've passed away

I wish that I could wish him well

Steam is rising
From the underground
Last man standing
Tucks-in downtown

A bell is ringing
Down sleepy streets
A little sad
But mostly sweet

I wish that I could wish him well

• Folk
• folk rock
• forward-looking folk
• indie
• singer-songwriter
• Guelph