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New Year's Eve

by The McCalmans

on Honest Poverty (1993)

I have seen you tossing restless, between the night and day
Paying back the debts of many years
Or staring out the window till the mists have burned away
And waiting for the sun to dry your tears

I've seen you young, I've seen you old
I've seen you lost and found
I've seen you sit and cry without a sound

I have seen you in the lamplight with the hard lines in your face
At the shadow soft appears upon the wall
But crying is no weakness and to lose is no disgrace
You see, we're not so different after all

But can't you tell by the ringing bell
The old year's moving on
I'd like to say one thing before it's gone

(Instrumental)

They will tell the house you live in, had flowers round the door
And children in the bed to keep you warm
If the people there upset you, for what you really are
And help you find some shelter in the storm

And morning rain to ease the pain
That comes with being free
May the New Year bring you freedom, peacefully

And morning rain to ease the pain
That comes with being free
May the New Year bring you freedom, peacefully