New Year's Day

Spirit in blood and fear in bones No eve brings a chill like she Oh happy new year to you, my dear Though all our friends are safe at home With whiskey by the fire You and I will sing to them We'll send our song for miles We'll dance away this lonely night We'll spend our lowly wage And when the small hours come around We'll cheer for new year's day And children in gunpowder mist Gather 'neath the dim streetlights To watch a thousand tiny fires Make brighter all our skies They'll dance away this lonely night They'll spend their lowly wage And when the small hours come around They'll cheer for new year's day To old traditions long forgot And lovers long since gone For those who would give anything To have one moment more We'll raise a glass this lonely night We'll drink our trials away We'll cry the numbers counting down To sing for new year's day We'll dance away this lonely night And when our money's spent We'll see the small hours come around We'll do it all again