Happy Birthday (Wish You Were Here) Poem by Charlie F. Kane

Happy birthday, my dear,
Although I wish that you were here.
We should be celebrating together,
But instead I celebrate it alone.
Happy birthday, my dear,
Although I wish that you were here.

Can you remember the summertime?
Can you remember the days that would last forever,
And how the darkness covered us at night?
Do you remember all the rain that drowned us,
Until you brought the sunshine back into life?
Can you remember the summertime?
Because that was our time.

In this world of darkness and shadows,
You were my one guiding light.
Kept my sanity when I would have been going mad.
You, my dear, are so good and pure and true,
I know I couldn’t have done a damn thing without you.

Honey, we’re in a paradise of our own,
No one needs to disturb us
Because we need no one with us,
And no one needs to disturb us,
Because we need no one with us.

Can you remember the summertime?
Can you remember the days that would last forever,
And how the darkness covered us at night?
Do you remember all the rain that drowned us,
Until you brought the sunshine back into my life?
Can you remember the summertime?
Because that was our time.

The days we spent with each other,
We said that we could break out of any trap,
We’d break free of this place,
We’d take the road whichever way it’d take us,
And I dreamed about the two of us been so free.
God, you’re so beautiful,
And I don’t want you’re doing with me,
But you’re here now and I’m not going to let that go.

In this world of darkness and shadows,
You were my one guiding light.
Kept my sanity when I would have been going mad.
You, my dear, are so good and pure and true,
I know I couldn’t have done a damn thing without you.

Honey, we’re in a paradise of our own,
No one needs to disturb us
Because we need no one with us,
And no one needs to disturb us,
Because we need no one with us.

Whispering in my ear that daddy’s home,
And I have to escape around the back,
While you laughed and said you’d call me later
And I sent daddy my regards.

Can you remember the summertime?
Can you remember the days that would last forever,
And how the darkness covered us at night?
Do you remember all the rain that drowned us,
Until you brought the sunshine back into my life?
Can you remember the summertime?
Because that was our time.

For you, I would do anything.
For you, I would do whatever you asked.
For you, I’d scream and shout
Until your parents brought you back.

In the days we walked through the park,
And you loved to hear the birds sing,
As we passed through the summer swelter
In a world of green and the band played
Everything but our favourite tunes.
Then in the night we talked around the clock,
Till it was daylight again.

For you, I would do anything.
For you, I would do whatever you asked.
For you, I’d scream and shout
Until your parents brought you back.

Time we spent together,
And the time we spent alone,
Play around in my memory,
Images floating around like butterflies
I try to catch it,
But it just flutters away.

And in this world of darkness and shows,
You were my one, true guiding light,
But the light got further away,
As your parents upped sticks
And moved you away,
Leaving me with tears in my eyes
As the plane moved further away.

Can you remember the summertime?
Can you remember the days that would last forever,
And how the darkness covered us at night?
Do you remember all the rain that drowned us,
Until you brought the sunshine back into my life?
Can you remember the summertime?
Because that was our time.

So Happy Birthday, my dear,
Because I have not forget the date
As you engraved it in my memory
And you dreamed of what I would get you,
Until they moved you away.

I can see you now,
Celebrating with all those new friends,
Happy and smiling, so full of light.
Maybe as you walk through the street,
And the moon shines through the clouds,
You’ll look up and think back of me,
And the summertime we spent together,
The summertime that was our time,
And think of the time that could have been.
So, Happy Birthday, my dear,
Although I wish that you were here.