Happy Birthday

Before I knew it, the date has changed
Why do we have to get older?
Even though I can’t grow any taller
I jumped up at the ringtone, but what a letdown
I thought it was you

By some mistake
Wouldn’t it be nice if you liked me?
In a place without you
The air feels so thin

I can think of silly things to say
But I can’t find a good reason to hold you tight
Oh, right, that’s how it is
Happy birthday, my unrequited love

I don’t really know what love is
But I might know the pain called liking you
I want to tell you too, but in the end
I’m the one who’s learning

If today ends like this and tomorrow comes
This distance that never shrinks
The back-and-forth that leads nowhere
I could call it something simpler
But nothing can really end

With the same boring words repeating
I’m sure there’s a story that doesn’t match
In my self-centered everyday life
Happy birthday
I just want you to say it

I can think of silly things to say
But I can’t find a good reason to hold you tight
Oh, right, that’s how it is
Happy birthday, my unrequited love
Happy birthday, my unrequited love