Mochi and Home

[Verse 1]
We met across a table, shy smiles, a blind-date start
Who knew that quiet hello would become my heart?
You love a backpack, a far-off road, the open blue
And soft, sweet mochi—somehow, it tastes like you

[Chorus]
Happy birthday, my love; I’m glad you sat with me
You’ve shown me distant places, made our little days sweet
I’ll share each road and every mochi bite with you
And come home to you, as our Zhiyan grows

[Verse 2]
Then Zhiyan came along, and home felt whole
When her fever hit forty, you stayed through the night
Wiping her brow, measuring, medicine, soft words
I saw our home’s bright light in the way you cared

[Bridge]
October twenty-third, there’s so much I could say
With you and Zhiyan here, I’m grateful every day
Thank you for taking such good care of us
You’re more than my wife—you’re our heart, our home

[Outro]
Happy birthday. I love you, and our Zhiyan too
Thank you for being here, through and through