(Gentle highlife guitar picking)
Yeah
This one is for you, Cee Connie
We know the house feels quiet today
But listen, Mom
We are here
Another sunrise greets the window pane
But the shadow in the room is etched with pain
You carry heavy silence where he used to stand
Searching for the comfort of a vanished hand
We see you staring at the empty chair
Breathing in the ghost of him within the air
The calendar turns, another year has gone
But you’re the strongest woman that I’ve ever known
Happy birthday, Cee Connie, our queen
Even through the tears and the things unseen
Though the world is quiet and the loss is deep
We’ve got promises that we’re gonna keep
Your children are standing right here by your side
With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
We love you more than words could ever say
Happy birthday, Mom, on this heavy blessed day
I know the laughter doesn't sound the same
When the echo doesn't answer to your name
But your sons and daughter, we are your heartbeat now
We’ll wipe the sorrow off your furrowed brow
We remember how he looked at you with pride
And will stay constant like the ocean tide
Don’t let the winter stay inside your soul
Let our collective love begin to make you whole
Happy birthday, Cee Connie, our queen
Even through the tears and the things unseen
Though the world is quiet and the loss is deep
We’ve got promises that we’re gonna keep
Your children are standing right here by your side
With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
We love you more than words could ever say
Happy birthday, Mom, on this heavy day
Time moves slow, but we don’t rush the healing
We respect the depth of every single feeling
He’s in the sky, he’s in the morning light
Watching over you through every lonely night
But here on earth, we hold the line for you
Everything we do, we do it all for you
Happy birthday, Cee Connie, our queen
Even through the tears and the things unseen
Though the world is quiet and the loss is deep
We’ve got promises that we’re gonna keep
Your children are standing right here by your side
With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide
We love you more than words could ever say
Happy birthday, Mom, on this heavy day
We love you, Mom
Cee Connie, stay strong
We aren't going anywhere
Just rest your head
We’re right here
Yeah, we're right here
(Guitar fades out slowly into silence)