New Year Girl

from The Past Three Years by Alex McAllister

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Snow can keep me in but the world can't keep me out
Past my dreams before but can't do without
I don't know where I've been these past few months or so
But my New Years Girl tells me where to go

Wind can be awful loud but it can't drown me out
Every song I sing is my own anthem now
I wish I changed my mind before I changed my heart
Like my New Years Girl told me from the start

She said
If I was a liar, you knew me too well
All the sounds that settled are the sounds you tried to quell
If I was a thief, I wouldn't steal from you
My New Years Girl is a lot like you

Cold can quickly turn the faint of heart
From a man in love to one it tore apart
I tried to save myself before the world broke through
My New Years Girl tried to save me too

She said
Don't you hold yourself in such high regard
The world will pull you down when you try too hard
If I was your lover, I wouldn't leave you be
My New Years Girl will never leave me

She writes books about kings and queens
I write songs that don't mean a thing
I wish I learned what her stories did mean
My New Years Girl remains a mystery to me

She said
If I was a liar, you knew me too well
All this time you wasted could have brought you back from hell
If I was a thief, I wouldn't steal from you
My New Years Girl is a lot like you.

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from The Past Three Years, released October 28, 2011

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