Maybe Next Year

I am clipping my nails like a shark Since they removed all my bite and my bark In my dream I'm alone in the dark Repeatedly missing the mark Like a child or an elf (Like a child or an elf) Put it back upon the shelf (Put it back upon the shelf) And I promise to myself (And I promise) Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe next year I am writing it down in a book At which all are forbidden to look Protected from the eye of a crook I will hide it away in my nook Like a child or an elf (Like a child or an elf) Put it back upon the shelf (Put it back upon the shelf) And I promise to myself (And I promise) Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe then Maybe we will try again... Like a child or an elf (Like a child or an elf) Put it back upon the shelf (Put it back upon the shelf) And I promise to myself (And I promise) Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe next year Maybe next year