No more champagne And the fireworks are throughHere we are, me and you Feeling lost and feeling blueIt's the end of the party And the morning seems so greySo unlike yesterday Now's the time for us to say...
Happy new year Happy new year May we all have a vision now and then Of a world where every neighbour is a friend Happy new year Happy new year May we all have our hopes, our will to try If we don't we might as well lay down and dieYou and i Sometimes I seeHow the brave new world arrives And I see how it thrivesIn the ashes of our lives Oh yes, man is a foolAnd he thinks he'll be okay Dragging on, feet of clay Never knowing he's astrayKeeps on going anyway... Happy new year Happy new year May we all have a vision now and then Of a world where every neighbour is a friend Happy new year Happy new year May we all have our hopes, our will to try If we don't we might as well lay down and die You and iSeems to me now That the dreams we had before Are all dead, nothing moreThan confetti on the floorIt's the end of a decadeIn another ten years time Who can say what we'll find What lies waiting down the lineIn the end of eighty-nine... Happy new year Happy new year May we all have a vision now and then Of a world where every neighbour is a friend Happy new year Happy new year May we all have our hopes, our will to tryIf we don't we might as well lay down and dieYou and i