From the recording Happy Dog Years Day
Lyrics
[VERSE 1]
You’re holding a sparkler, I’m spinning in circles
Like every little night is a holiday
You laugh when I pounce on the ribbon and wrapping
I don’t need a reason to play
And when the room gets loud, I just look for your face
That’s my favorite place to be
If the world is a party, I’m happy I’m invited
As long as you’re right here with me
[PRE-CHORUS]
But I feel it in my chest when the seasons change
Like pages turning kind of fast
So if you’re making wishes, I’m making mine simple
Let’s make this moment last
[CHORUS]
Happy New Year, my best friend
Kiss the midnight air, let the new begin
Hold me close when the clock strikes new
If the night runs fast, I’ll run with you
When the glitter falls and the room turns blue
I’m right here, I’m yours, I’ll see it through
Happy New Year, my best friend
All I really want is the year with you
[VERSE 2]
New toys, new walks, same old couch spot
Same silly songs that you sing off-key
I love the way you say my name like a promise
Like I’m exactly where I’m meant to be
Sometimes I get sleepy before the countdown
You tuck me in like I’m a kid
But I’m listening still, to the sound of your breathing
That’s the safest sound there is
[PRE-CHORUS]
And I don’t understand why time runs so quickly
But I know what love can do
It turns an ordinary Tuesday into fireworks
Just because I’m next to you
[CHORUS]
Happy New Year, my best friend
Kiss the midnight air, let the new begin
Hold me close when the clock strikes new
If the night runs fast, I’ll run with you
When the glitter falls and the room turns blue
I’m right here, I’m yours, I’ll see it through
Happy New Year, my best friend
All I really want is the year with you
[BRIDGE]
If I could write your resolutions
I’d write them in pawprints on the sky
More belly laughs, more morning sunlight
More “we’re okay” on the hard nights
And when the confetti falls like snow
Promise me this, before it’s gone
Don’t wait for someday to say you love me
Tell me again, tell me it’s now
[FINAL CHORUS]
Happy New Year, my best friend
Kiss the midnight air, let the new begin
Hold me close when the clock strikes new
If the night runs fast, I’ll run with you
When the glitter falls and the room turns blue
I’m right here, I’m yours, I’ll see it through
Happy New Year, my best friend
All I really want is the year with you
[SPOKEN]
Seven, Six, Five,
Four, Three, Two,
And One.