Here’s a story of a girl
Who grew up lost and lonely
Thinking love was fairytale
And trouble was made only for me

Even in the darkness
Every color can be found
And every day of rain
Brings water flowing
To things growing in the ground

Grief replaced with pity
For a city barely coping
Dreams are easy to achieve
If hope is all I’m hoping to be

Anytime you’re hurt there’s one
Who has it worse around
And every drop of rain
Will keep you growing
Seeds you’re sowing in the ground

So keep your head up, Billy buddy…

I put a for sale sign on the front of my truck
Said “call anytime cause I’m always up
Make an offer, one that I won’t refuse”
I bought a one way ticket on a westbound plane
Four hours later, I was wearing shades in California
Just hanging loose

I didn’t pack one memory
And even though I’m free

I can go where I wanna go,
Do what I wanna do,
Be who I wanna be,
But baby, you still own me.
Say what I wanna say,
Hear what I wanna hear,
Dream what I wanna dream,
But baby, you still own me.

I was up all night cause I couldn’t sleep
Instead of staring at the ceiling, I hit the beach
Took a long walk, it didn’t help me much.
I sat down in the sand with a handful of shells.
Kicked off my shoes while me, myself, and I watched
The sun come up

Looking out across the sea
It’s finally dawned on me

I can go where I wanna go,
Do what I wanna do,
Be who I wanna be,
But baby, you still own me.
Say what I wanna say,
Hear what I wanna hear,
Dream what I wanna dream,
But baby, you still own me.

Maybe I’m not in your arms
(You own me)
But you still own my heart

I can go where I wanna go,
Do what I wanna do,
Be who I wanna be,
But baby, you still own me.
Say what I wanna say,
Hear what I wanna hear,
Dream what I wanna dream,
But baby, you still own me.

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 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

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 decade
In another ten years time
Who can say what we’ll find
What lies waiting down the line
In the end of eighty-nine…

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