So…the end is near and now we face another countdown…
New Year’s Eve rears its head and we’ll all dance to Motown
Auld acquaintances will be remembered and contact will be made
Memories will be rehashed and slightly over played
Stocks will be restored because we gorged all over Xmas break
Food, drink, class ‘A’s and ‘B’s we said we wouldn’t take
Are in our bellies and our minds are starting slowly to recover
But soon will come a night unlike any other
Where gentle steps become leaps and bounds as we push head long into fever
Friends come out, drunks fall about and we are both or either
Battles fought for tickets sought are forgotten as we enter
Buses, full and FREE, tubes packed with glee, we get into the centre
This way, that way over there, let’s stop and get our bearings
In that bar we’ll have a jar and we can start to share things
He’s feeling down, she’s coming up, we’ll have one more then we really have to leave
He starts to cry, she’s really high and I think I’m going to heave
Music’s pumping, people jumping, smiles on all our faces
Pubs and clubs are fit to burst; it’s crammed in all the places
Queues are long, anticipation’s strong, wide-eyed nervous looks
In the line friends of mine, from work, school, one or two are crooks
All here to drink with cheer, another year is nearly done
Battles fought hard all year either lost or clearly won
The ticking tocks, an eye on clocks, the end is very close now...
…From 10 down to 5 the joy begins, please don’t be morose now.
From 5 down to 4 the fun’s begun for those that couldn’t wait
For some a show to let others know that they’ve decided on their fate
Bells ring out people shout and everyone is kissing
Glasses clink as we all drink to those we wish weren’t missing.
