[low vocal register, half-spoken]
Well I polished up my hopes
Kicked my fears off the couch
Got my lucky socks on backward
Time to start this year loud
Last year I tried a juice cleanse
Made it almost half a hour
Joined a gym, waved at the treadmill
From the snack bar like a coward
Banjo ringing like it knows
Every promise that I blew
[harmonica chuckle]
Out with the old
Please take that mess with you
Happy New Year, you beautiful weirdos
Raise your coffee, your tea, your cheap champagne
Healthy, happy, more-than-pocket-change heroes
Prosperous on purpose, dancing in the rain
Out with the old, in with the new
I’m sending this baritone blessing to you
Fiddle saws my bad decisions
Accordion sighs “mon dieu”
I’m deleting all my doom-scrolls
And my ex’s Netflix too (oops)
Gonna floss my teeth on weekdays
Call my mama when I should
Out with the grudge
[call-and-response, crowd shouts in caps]
Who wants joy? — I DO
Who wants sleep? — ME TOO
Who wants love that fits like sweatpants?
— YES PLEASE, AND SNACKS TOO
We’ll gain wisdom, not more clutter
Let the past year hit the road
Harmonica laughs, fiddle flutters
As we drop that heavy load [crescendo]
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