That birthday song

As the bench sunned itself that warm morning, a bird perched itself on the back rest of the bench. Thereafter singing this lovely song, which sounds like that:

Happy Birthday, my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
You're such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true
So light a candle on your cake
For every smile you've helped create
For every heart and every soul you've helped to grow
A little more
A few more pounds, a little more grey
Don't count the years, just count the way
It takes a little time to go from water into wine
Don't ever lose the wonder of that child within your eyes
Happy Birthday, my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
You're such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true

*Adapted from Corrinne May's Safe in A Crazy World album

The bench grew misty-eyed as it heard that lovely rendition of that song.

Bench: Who's the song for? Such a lovely song.

Bird: For a friend whose birthday's today. A friend who has meant so much to me, being such a blessing and joy in my life. A friend who created me to be a blessing to you.

Heartwarming, it must have felt for the bench as it sat back and reflected on the words the the bird had said and upon the lyrics. As this was going on, the bird began to sing the birthday song again.