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Jens Lekman – Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa (2004) | Track profile | Dork

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Jens Lekman
When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog
Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa

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Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa

Release date: 21st January 2004

From When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

Track 2

3:31

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About This Track

"Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa" is a track by Jens Lekman, from the album When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog, released 21st January 2004. The track is 3:31 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Jens Lekman.

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Lyrics

Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa

Oh happy birthday, happy birthday.
Little Lisa, today is your day.
Sing hallelujah, you know they blew ya'.
There are too many, candles in your cake.
But don't you worry, there's no hurry.
The Jehovas are standing by your door.
And they're offering, eternal suffering.
Eternal life, but you say no.
Turn on the radio, clean the windows.
Do it in slow-mo, as the day unfolds.
Oh how the sun shines inside you, just like I do.
These days are gold.
The nights are silver, they make you shiver.
Tomorrow the Jehovas will come by.
And they will ask you of and excuse.
Not to accept eternal life.
But I love you, yes I love you.
But I would never kiss your lips.
Cause there's a friendship, a lovely kinship.
Here's a tulip to match your eyes.
Oh drinking cheap wine to bossa nova.
You're a supernova in the sky.
The Jehovas, in their pull-overs.
Are no Casanovas, like you and I.
Oh happy birthday, happy birthday.
Happy birthday to you.
Oh happy birthday, happy birthday.
Happy birthday to you.
Happy birthday to you.
Oh happy birthday, little Lisa.
Happy birthday to you.

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Track details

From When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

3:312004

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Album

When I Said I Wanted To Be Your Dog

21st January 2004

Track number

2

Release year

2004

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2Happy Birthday, Dear Friend Lisa
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2:30
4You Are The Light (By Which I Travel Into This and That)
3:23

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Writer: Jens Lekman