Twenty-Three Thanks

[Verse 1]
Got a name that rolls like a river
Georhannce, you shine so strong
Twenty-three candles flicker
We’ve been waiting all year long
Laughter in this little kitchen
Friends crowd ‘round your chair
Every smile in this room
Feels like answered prayer
[Chorus]
Happy birthday, Georhannce
We give thanks to God tonight (oh yeah)
For twenty-three years of your heartbeat
Every wrong turn turned out right
May your days be full of laughter
May your heart stay brave and free
Happiness, love, true blessings
That’s my wish for you from me
[Verse 2]
You’ve walked through some hard Decembers
Still you kept that hopeful grin
Every scar a quiet story
Of the strength you carry in
So we raise these cheap red solo cups
Like they’re crystal in our hands
‘Cause grace can fill up anything
When it’s all part of the plan
[Chorus]
Happy birthday, Georhannce
We give thanks to God tonight (hey!)
For twenty-three years of your heartbeat
Every wrong turn turned out right
May your days be full of laughter
May your heart stay brave and free
Happiness, love, true blessings
That’s my wish for you from me
[Bridge]
Here’s to mornings made of mercy
To the peace you can’t explain
To the love that holds you steady
Through the sunshine and the rain (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
Happy birthday, Georhannce
We give thanks to God tonight
For twenty-three years of your heartbeat
And the roads still out of sight
May your days be full of laughter
May your heart stay brave and free
Happiness, love, true blessings
That’s my wish for you from me
(Yeah, that’s my wish for you from me)

country, Warm modern country ballad with acoustic guitar and light fiddle, male vocals. Verses stay intimate and storytelling; chorus lifts with steady drums, layered harmonies, and a singalong feel. Steel guitar adds gentle swells; bridge drops to almost just vocal and guitar before a final, bigger chorus.