The End of the Party (Happy New Year)

no more champagne
and the fireworks are through
here we are, me and you
feeling lost and feeling blue

it's the end of the party
and the morning seems so grey
so unlike yesterday
now's the time for us to say

happy new year
happy new year
may we all have a vision now and then
of a world where every neighbour is a friend
happy new year
happy new year
may we all have our hopes, our will to try
if we don't, we might as well lay down and die
you and i

sometimes i see
how the brave new world arrives
and i see how it thrives
in the ashes of our lives

oh yes, man is a fool
and he thinks he'll be okay
dragging on
feet of clay
never knowing he's astray
keeps on going anyway

happy new year
happy new year
may we all have a vision now and then
of a world where every neighbour is a friend
happy new year
happy new yearv may we all have our hopes, our will to try
if we don't, we might as well lay down and die
you and i

seems to me now
that the dreams we had before
are all dead, nothing more
than confetti on the floor

it's the end, of a year
full of wars and full of fear
who can say what we'll find
if humankind did survive
at the end of 2025

happy new year
happy new year
may we all have a vision now and then
of a world where every neighbour is a friend
happy new year
happy new year
may we all have our hopes, our will to try
if we don't, we might as well lay down and die
you and i

mmmmm mmm mmmm

may we all have a vision now and then
of a world where every neighbour is a friend
may we all have our hopes, our will to try

mmmmm mmm mmmm

mmmmm mmm mmmm

happy new year

you, and, i

[ music & lyrics Benny, Björn & HvL ]