"The New Year" Lyrics

I'm sick of cleaning up the mess you left behind
Oh, what a way to start the new year
On my hands and knees and cleaning up the dirt and grime
Oh, what a way to start the new year
I'm sick of holding both ends of the tightrope
'Cause when you fall all that's left is old high hopes for me
Stretched thin to the end trying to keep it all in
Oh, what a way to start the new year

Won't you say that it's alright
Won't you tell me it's okay

Because there's 300 and 64 more days
I might be smiling but you'll never even hear me say
That I like it in the shadows
Counting down to zero
Just to start again
Oh, what a way to start the new year

Don't get me wrong, I hate this holiday
Oh, what a way to start the new year
On my hands and knees and choosing what I have to say
Oh, what a way to start the new year
I never realized it could mean so much
Just to go to bed later when we have to get up all the same,
And we scream and clap for the end of what was
And what we've become

Won't you say that it's alright
Won't you tell me it's okay

'Cause we have 300 and 64 more days
I might be smiling but you'll never even hear me say
That I like it in the shadows
Counting down to zero
Just to start again
Oh, what a way to start the new year

But was it really that bad?
And could it be better?
Well, I don't know, but with you I still have hope
That this could be my year

300 and 64 more days
1 million chances left to find you and to see your face
Making light out of my shadows
Finally get to zero
Maybe we'll both say

We have 300 and 64 more days
1 million chances left to find you and to see your face
Making light out of my shadows
Finally get to zero
And maybe we'll both say
Oh, what a way to start the new year