Happy birthday, baby
Go love your brother now
It's a strange gift maybe
Girl, you know me better
Than I know myself

I'm trying to repay you
All these miles that I roam
And when I'm far away, baby
Know that I love you
Sing this little song

One, was a lonely number
Two, you were born in thunder
Three, it was lightning quick
You lit up the house like a matchstick
Four, child, you're a wonder
Held me tight when the world went under
Five, sweet Ione, can I tell you I love you?

Happy birthday, baby
Go love your mama now
I guess we better face it
I'm a lonely swimmer a long, long way from shore
Shall I tell the story
Like there's only one to tell?
And when you think of me
Think of me better than I think of myself

One, was a lonely number
Two, you were born in thunder
Three, it was lightning quick
You lit up the house like a matchstick
Four, child, you're a wonder
Held me tight when the world went under
Five, sweet Ione, can I tell you I love you?

Copyright: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Writer(s): Michael Carrington Taylor