New Year

There's so many still alive
Holding onto hoping things are gonna be alright
I'm sorry kid but not tonight
We're pulling down the valences
Shutting out the light

All the plans and all the schemes
All the sleep and all the dreams
All the parties that you had
And the things we never said
Hide at the bottom of the bed

Maria dances kinda slow
She loves to be in company, hates to be alone
Every boy she's ever known
Just wants to give her something that she's never gonna own

All the hopes and all the fears
All the pain and all the tears
All the problems reappear
As you start a new career
At the beginning of the year

No one's ever really sure
Exactly who the hell it is
They want us to applaud
Maria took the call
She threw her cigarettes and sleeping tablets at the wall
All the light and all the shade
All the thrill of the cabaret
All the alliances we made
As the aspirations fade
And it's just another day

All the plans and all the schemes
All the hopes and all the dreams
All the parties that you had
And the things we never said
Hide at the bottom of the bed
At the bottom of the bed
Hide at the bottom of the bed

No one's ever really sure
Exactly who the hell it is
They want us to applaud
And yet they make us clap them more and more and more and more,
More and more and more and more and more
Maria took the call
She threw her cigarettes and sleeping tablets at the wall
She threw her cigarettes and sleeping tablets at the wall
Right up against the wall

There's so many still alive
Holding onto hoping things are gonna be alright
Sorry kid but not tonight
We're pulling down the valences
Shutting out the light
Pulling down the valences
Shutting out the light
Pulling down the valences
Shutting out the light
Pulling down the valences
Shutting out the light
Shutting out the light