You know it doesn't make much sense
 There ought to be a law against
 Anyone who takes offense
 At a day in your celebration
 Cause we all know in our minds
 That there ought to be a time
 That we can set aside
 To show just how much we love you
 And I'm sure you would agree
 It couldn't fit more perfectly
 Than to have a world party on the day you came to be

Happy birthday to you (2x)
 Happy birthday

I just never understood
 How a man who died for good
 Could not have a day that would
 Be set aside for his recognition
 Because it should never be
 Just because some cannot see
 The dream as clear as he
 That they should make it become an illusion
 And we all know everything
 That he stood for time will bring
 For in peace our hearts will sing
 Thanks to Martin Luther King

Happy birthday to you (2x)
 Happy birthday

Why has there never been a holiday
 Where peace is celebrated
 All throughout the world

The time is overdue
 For people like me and you
 Who know the way to truth
 Is love and unity to all God's children
 It should never be a great event
 And the whole day should be spent
 In full remembrance
 Of those who lived and died for the oneness of all people
 So let us all begin
 We know that love can win
 Let it out don't hold it in
 Sing it loud as you can

Happy birthday to you (2x)
 Happy birthday (4x)
 Ooh yeah
 Happy birthday...

We know the key to unify all people
 Is in the dream that you had so long ago
 That lives in all of the hearts of people
 That believe in unity
 We'll make the dream become a reality
 I know we will
 Because our hearts tell us so