Happy New Year

from Spangleland by Friends

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A thousand crazy messages
Are filling up my phone
I just don’t want the company
I’ll spend this one alone
At midnight sing that stupid song
And count the seconds down
Just call me if you ever come around

A bunch of faded daffodils
You’ve thrown them all away
Another New Year’s resolution
Broken every day
You know I want the best for you
You want the same for me
But God is this the best that it could be?

Still you do the strangest things
Just to spite yourself
And then you make that injured face
The one I know so well
You know I’ve heard it all before
It doesn’t matter any more
It doesn’t mean I didn’t ever care

The same performance every time
You know I know the words
Pretending it’s original
That no-one’s ever heard
The audience will all applaud
And think it’s something new
But me I know exactly what you do

I thought about it then
I don’t remember now
I never saw the signs
I can’t imagine how
And here we go
And here it comes
And there you go again
I think I’ll take a shower in the rain

I wish you every happiness
I wish that I could stay
I’ve tried to be a better man
Is that all you can say?
And one for all and all for one
I still believe today
It never made a difference anyway

So Happy Birthday, Happy Christmas
Happy New Year, happy life
And all the best for all of you and me

Written by William Jones
Published by Summerhouse Music Ltd

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from Spangleland, released July 28, 2011
William Jones: voice, electric guitar
Richard Buckton: electric guitar
Jon Kirby: keyboards
Edwin Pearson: bass
Martin Parker: drums

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