Next Year (Remastered 2016) - Champion

Many nights overwhelmed by emotions Couldn't help myself, oh, no, that's life Faked a smile, not hard to tell Yeah, it was a pretty long year, but oh, well, still alive Now in hindsight looking back I'm wondering why I was so sad Maybe things weren't half bad Da-ra-ra-ra-ra-da-da Next year won't fly past me, finally be happy Take a good look at me now on to the next year Next year will be better and one to remember Make myself forever proud on to the next year It was difficult But it's all good now, gotta let it go I was getting lost, searching for the meaning Blaming myself for no good reason, yeah And I had a thought I've been taking it for granted, everything I've got Life is beautiful, somehow I just missed it Clouds are gone and I finally see it different, yeah Now in hindsight looking back I'm wondering why I was so sad Maybe things weren't half bad Da-ra-ra-ra-ra-da-da Next year won't fly past me, finally be happy Take a good look at me now on to the next year Next year will be better and one to remember Make myself forever proud on to the next year It'll be okay, it'll be worth all the tears I won't miss those days 'cause I can't wait for next year It'll be okay, no longer blinded by fear Done with my old ways and I can't wait for next year Next year won't fly past me, finally be happy Take a good look at me now on to the next year Next year will be better and one to remember Make myself forever proud on to the next year

You can't live without hope that things will change for the better You can't live without the dream of someone reading your letter We've had dust storms before and spit out the dirt We've had droughts before but none quite like this We've had winds that cut up your face all to pieces Black blizzards that stripped all the paint off your car Fires like twisters no sisters of mercy They come with no warning only that sound God is roaring drunk and out on the town Next year everything will come good The rains they will fall and we'll dance on the hood We'll fill up our bellies with plentiful food We'll eat drink and be merry Yeah, next year people, wait and see We're next year people, you and me Henry got hit by lightning twice in the head He stood and walked away, we thought he was dead Now he talks funny says he's wired to the sky He walks for miles and miles and no one knows why The bank men they came and wrote things down on paper We all went outside and just stood around We were glad when they left they brought nothing but heartache And the seed we had planted, it stayed in the ground Next year everything will come good The rains they will fall and we'll dance on the hood We'll fill up our bellies with plentiful food We'll eat drink and be merry Yeah, next year people, wait and see We're next year people, you and me Dry endless plains and we suffered the worst Are we being punished or are we just cursed It's almost ten years and no drop of rain Only mocking blue skies bringing more of the same Our mother was crying when they sent us away With strangers in a town and we both rain away Back to the dust and see Henry again We're creatures of habit, don't you know And one day we'll reap what we sow Next year everything will come good The rains they will fall and we'll dance on the hood We'll fill up our bellies with plentiful food We'll eat drink and be merry Yeah next year people, wait and see We're next year people, you and me Yeah, next year people, wait and see We're next year people, you and me

My brother and me Used to climb this tree We were gonna build a little clubhouse About ten feet off the ground We drew the whole thing up Needed wood and our dad's truck But he was out of work that summer The truck only had one gear He said: We'll do it next year My buddies and me We have this dream We were gonna rent this cabin way up in Montana We were gonna fish We had the date all picked My old man got sick and the plan kinda disappeared But we'll do it next year Another day down, another week gone You're always just talkin' about tomorrow You can't beg, steal, borrow Or make time So you make plans and hope for the best Life moves on so damn fast Another twelve months flies on by, you're still here But it's never quite next year My little boy and me We were out to eat And he said: I can't wait 'til next year When I asked him why he said: 'Cause we're goin' camping We're goin' to the ballgame And we'll do all them other things you said we'd do next year So when is it next year? Another day down, another week gone You're always just talkin' about tomorrow You can't beg, steal, borrow Or make time So you make plans and hope for the best Life moves on so damn fast Another twelve months flies on by, you're still here But it's never quite next year No it's never quite next year My old man He was fadin' fast He said: I think I'd like to go see that Grand Canyon So we just left Packed up the car and went I called in sick to work, we drove 'til three a.m There ain't no next year Another day down, another week gone You're always just talkin' about tomorrow You can't beg, steal, borrow Or make time So you make plans and hope for the best Life moves on so damn fast Another twelve months flies on by, you're still here But it's never quite next year No it's never quite next year No it's never quite next year It's never quite next year

I'm in the sky tonight There I can keep by your side Watching the wide world riot and hiding out I'll be coming home next year Into the Sun we climb Climbing our wings will burn white Everyone strapped in tight, we'll ride it out I'll be coming home next year Come on, get on, get on Take it 'til life runs out No one can find us now Living with our heads underground Into the night we shine Lighting the way, we glide by Catch me if I get too high when I come down I'll be coming home next year I'm in the sky tonight There I can keep by your side Watching the whole world wind around and 'round I'll be coming home next year Come on, get on, get on Take it 'til life runs out No one can find us now Living with our heads underground I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year Everything's alright up here if I come down I'll be coming home next year Say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year Everything's alright up here if I come down I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year I'll be coming home next year

There you were on the floor, cut up And all alone, I'll help you Conceived in a chrome dream, I was a crease In the shirt that this world wears Till I met Blue, I was in obscurity, he said Loosen up, who do you wanna be? We could steal a car and listen to the stars I can see you've choked on them too Had enough of late night films Just enough for an hour or two Oh, blue, show me something new Hey, blue, show me something new Blue, I've got a question every time I hold you Yeah, blue, I've got a question every time I swallow you, it's true Spike danced for ten days long We were just heading for the sun You shot him down, there's blood on my face His heart's in the right place What they gonna do to you? What they gonna do? Blue, don't forget the word, I warned you Oh, blue, don't let them push you, don't let them destroy you Meanwhile, I'm searching with my brain blown eyes See the world through my dirty, lonely, mixed up mind