New Years Day

By Bob Fisher
1/1/03

THIS IS THE DAY YOU HEAR THEM SAY

GONNA START RIGHT NOW GONNA CHANGE MY WAYS

GONNA LOSE TWENTY POUNDS, GET BACK IN SHAPE

GONNA EXERCISE,EAT RIGHT WHAT EVER IT TAKE'S

GONNA STOP SMOKING, CUT BACK ON THE BOOZE

WITH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS HOW CAN YOU LOSE

MODERATION IS WHAT THEY ALWAYS SAY

BUT PARTY ANIMAL'S DON'T ALWAY'S SEE IT THAT WAY

STAY UP LATE ,OVER INDULDGE, IT'S FUN WHY STOP

HOW ABOUT ON THE WAY HOME YOU GET STOP BY A COP

THEN THOSE HI- FIVE'S IN THE BAR AIN'T GONNA MEAN SHIT

CAUSE THE COP'S SOBER AND HE'S ON THE LATE SHIFT

STEP OUT OF THE CAR HE SAY'S AND YOU TRY NOT SWAY

AND YOU TELL THE COP HELLO OFFICER HAVING A NICE DAY

THEN HE ASK'S YOU THE QUESTION HAD ANYTHING TO DRINK

AND YOU TELL HIM ONE MAYBE TWO BEER'S AT DINNER I THINK

STEP OVER HERE AND WATCH THE FLASHLIGHT

AND HE TAKE'S AND MOVE'S IT TO THE LEFT AND THE RIGHT

HE SAY'S FOLLOW THE BEAM AND YOU THINK OH MAN

I BETTER GET THIS RIGHT OR I'M GOING TO THE CAN

HE'S NOT IMPRESSED WITH MY TEST RESULT'S I GUESS

CAUSE I JUST HEARD HIM SAY TURN AROUND AND YOUR UNDER ARREST

SO HE TAKE'S THIS CARD A READ'S ME MY RIGHT'S

CUFF'S MY HAND'S PUT'S ME IN THE CAR, LOOK'S LIKE IT'S JAIL FOR THE NIGHT

SO IN THE DRUNK TANK DAY ONE 2000 AND 4

AND WHEN YOU GET BAIL NEXT DAY YOUR THINKING I'M NOT DRINKING ANY MORE

AND I'M THINKING TO REMEMBER WHAT TAXI'S WERE FOR

THIS WOULD HAVE STARTED THIS YEAR BETTER THAT'S FOR SURE

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