December 32nd

I see this crowd is getting restive On this festive Winter night Waiting for that crystal ball to fall Tell us when we've crossed the line So we're burning up our patience In an alcoholic haze We're sharing the hallucination That our lives are 'bout to change Cause we feel we've crossed the boundary Now our fortune's gonna turn It's a righteous New Year's Celebration as far as we're concerned But sitting, shrouded in the shadows I see an old man raise his glass Remembering his friends and loved ones Living only in his past The celebration is for others His only wish is to return It's just December thirty-second as far as he's concerned A worried waitress clears his table A second shift without complaint She's wondering whether she'll be able To face the years that still remain For the future burns the brightest For those whose present is assured It's just December thirty-second as far as she's concerned