Here I'm all alone, soaked to the bone Trekking over the hills With the sea on every side And when I get home, I check the phone But there's no signal here I was hoping there just might Today you're the birthday girl And I wish you could hear these words I should've said it long ago Now it's a lump in my throat I just need to let you know I've not forgotten Rain spit by the wind, stinging my skin Now I feel I'm alive It's not the same in the city Here I'm an exile, just for a while But I don't want it to end From a distance everything's clear Today you're the birthday girl And I wish you could hear these words I should've said it long ago Now it's a lump in my throat I just need to let you know I've not forgotten