The Birthday Song A Cupcakes Not The Same As A Cake

C F A birthday is a special day, it comes once a year C F Forget the world is ending and just be of good cheer C F You wake up in the morning and your grandma calls C F C And you spend an hour crying 'cause only fourteen people wrote on your Facebook wall Dm G And your ex writes "happy birthday" with a lowercase 'b' C Followed by dot, dot, dot... (it's just "happy birthday, dot, dot, dot") F What the hell is that supposed to mean? Dm G At work they tie a balloon to your wheely chair C F They got you a cupcake, not a real cake, and you pretend not to care Dm G But it was Christina's birthday last week and they *did* get her a real cake C F And she's only a temp, so surely there's been some mistake Dm G Because a cupcake's not the same as a cake C F It's only one-fifth of the size Dm G F C A cupcake's not the same as a cake but it's not a big deal– F C (I'm just grateful that you remembered) C F At night you go out with your best friends, feeling alright C F C F C F Tonight's gonna be a good night, tonight's gonna be a good night (Mazel tov!) Dm G It's the time of your life until your best friend mentions, C F "Oh my god, you must love birthdays because you love being the center of attention" (Thank you, Stephanie, thank you for coming, I appreciate it) Dm G You started off fresh but now you're feeling muddled C F People buying you shots like they wanna get you in trouble Dm G And Stephanie's like "Is it werid for you that you're single but like all your friends are in couples" (Thanks, Stephanie, you really know me so well) C F On second thoughts, make that gin and tonic a double C F Cause it's your birthday, and you're older and wiser C F But don't feel sad C F Even if you celebrate the same way as last year, by C F throwing up a ke-bab Dm G And cry–ing Dm G And crying and crying and crying in the bathroom that F C That a cupcake's not the same as a cake F C It's only one-fifth of the size F C G C A cupcake's not the same as a cake but it's not a big deal– (I'm just grateful that you remembered)