Step-Dad-in-Law 🎶

Sophie... this one's for you,

From a Step-Dad-in-Law whose love rings true,

May not be official... but the bond is real,

Forty years of brilliance—here's how I feel!

Being welcomed into your life, into your sacred fold,

Means more to me than precious silver, more than gold!

Step-Dad-in-Law—no legal title bears my name,

But the love and respect behind it? Eternal flame!

You stood for me in Liverpool 1 that fateful day,

When strangers cast their judgment, YOU made them pay!

Called me family when the world said otherwise,

Sophie, that moment opened up my eyes!

Surprise arrival! Trinidad! Eddie's door!

Annette's shock and laughter—memories to the core!

YOU'RE THE BEST! PARTY! ORGANISER!

MANOR DRIVE IN FLAMES OF GLORY HIGHER!

TAXI DRIVER DUTIES—ANNETTE VOLUNTEERS MY SOUL!

ROLLING EYES BUT LOVING EVERY SINGLE ROLE!

YOUR HUSBAND SAVED MY LIFE THAT FRIGHTFUL NIGHT!

FIVE STORIES HIGH—NO GLASS—HELD ON TIGHT!

WOULD'VE RUINED YOUR PARTY IF I'D FALLEN THROUGH!

STEP-DAD-IN-LAW—THIS ANTHEM'S FOR YOU!

Horse racing glory! Tickets paid with generous heart!

Meals and memories—you've been there from the start!

Annette's birthday Barbados—beach beneath our feet,

Befriended vagrant strangers—your kindness bittersweet!

Too polite to mention what you clearly knew,

That's the Sophie magic shining through and through!

Glastonbury festival—camping all weekend long,

You were JEALOUS of our caravan while singing freedom's song!

You and your husband... camping with the plebs below,

While Annette and I... had comfort in our mobile chateau! (Sorry, darling!)

SOHO NIGHTS TOGETHER! LIGHTS AND REVELRY!

RIVER BOAT ADVENTURES! ME YOUR CAPTAIN FREE!

CARAVAN EXCURSIONS THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE!

KEG OF ALE AWAITING EVERY TIME YOU'D ARRIVE!

You've welcomed me with open arms from day one's dawn,

Invited us to celebrations from dusk till morn!

Standing up for me when others turned away,

Calling me Step-Dad-in-Law—YOU MADE MY DAY!

Fun and radiant presence lighting every room,

Trinidad to London—you dispel the gloom!

Best party organiser—EVERYONE AGREES!

Sophie, you're the force that brings us to our knees!

From surprise arrivals to your husband's saving grace,

Preserving your party from a tragic fall from space!

YOU'RE THE BEST! PARTY! ORGANISER!

MANOR DRIVE AND SOHO—SPIRITS RISING HIGHER!

TAXI DRIVER DUTIES—ANNETTE VOLUNTEERS MY TIME!

ROLLING EYES BUT TREASURING EVERY SINGLE CLIMB!

YOUR HUSBAND SAVED MY LIFE WHEN HE GRABBED HOLD THAT NIGHT!

FIVE STORIES UP—BLINDS BLOWING—GRIPPING TIGHT!

WOULD'VE WRECKED YOUR PARTY IF I'D FALLEN THROUGH THE AIR!

STEP-DAD-IN-LAW—KNOWS YOU TRULY CARE!

What I appreciate MOST... (and I know you do too...)

Is how happy I make Annette... always there... always true...

BUT YOU... Sophie... YOU made me family...

When titles didn't matter... YOU SET ME FREE!

GLASTONBURY JEALOUSY! CARAVAN SUPREME!

RIVER BOATS AND RACING! LIVING OUT THE DREAM!

FROM THE UK TO TRINIDAD WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAM!

STEP-DAD-IN-LAW LOVES YOU—YOU'VE MADE THIS HOUSE A HOME!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE!

FORTY YEARS OF LIGHT!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE!

YOU'VE MADE EVERYTHING RIGHT!

STEP-DAD-IN-LAW... FOREVER... BY YOUR SIDE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOPHIE—MY ETERNAL PRIDE!

Happy birthday... Sophie...

This one's... for... you...