I'm sick of cleaning up the mess you left behind 

What a way to start the new year 

On my hands and knees cleaning up the dirt and grime 

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 

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 364 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 

What a way to start the new year 

On my hands and knees, choosing what I have to say 

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? 



Because we have 364 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 



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 

364 more days, 1 million chances left to find you and to see your face

Making light out of the shadows, finally get to zero 

Maybe we'll both say 

364 more days, 1 million chances left to find you and to see your face

Making light out of the shadows, finally get to zero 

Maybe we'll both say 

What a way to start the new year