New Year's Day

Three hundred days have gone past
Pulling 65 days along
All to ring in this day
That, I think, deserves a song

'What's so special about new year's day
Why the hallabaloo?
It looks the same to me', you may say
'And is colder by a centigrade or two!'

There's the feeling you see, of time that's passed
Into silent ignominy
And things that you did, that you touched and held
Are now memories in a silent sea

And there's the spirit, you know, of something new
something, that's just come alive
Like dawn or a shining drop of dew
Or a thought that's out in the sky

'Tis on New year's day that these two meet,
Past tense and a future new
Like dusk, on an olden hill, that holds
More hope and a tear or two

So bring in the champagne, and have some cake
Fill the air with laughter and song!
Say farewell with a smile and a wink and a toast
And welcome a year that can't go wrong!