Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday
my beautiful baby
I made a mistake
I never knew your name
not even your sex
I didn't know
I promise you that
The doctor didn't tell me
the truth behind the needle
I was young and scared
I didn’t know what to do
I never knew who you were
what you could have been

Happy Birthday
my beautiful baby
whoever you would have been
I think about your eyes
the light in your smile
the color of your skin
the length of your hair
I think about what I did wrong
I should have trusted my heart
should have known you were mine
I'm sorry my dear baby
that I paid for your murder

Happy Birthday
my beautiful baby
I think about you every year
every day
and every minute in the hour
I hope someday
we'll meet face to face
I'll get to hold you in my arms
tell you how sorry I am
see your face
and kiss you lightly
tell you I love you
I love you baby