New Year's Eve, Whitechapel

You place the needle down Press play and turn around Sashay around the room to where I sit Swamped in my linen shirt Covering up your denim skirt It's a perfect fit Slow motion ballet Bare feet on the parquet You pull me from the sofa to my feet Red wine and cigarettes Lipstick kisses upon my neck You pull me close so I can feel you heat It happened again All of my friends Drift away, drift away Now we're alone All on our own Drift away, drift away And once again All of my friends Drift away, drift away Now we're alone All on our own Drift away, drift away Fireworks in the sky tonight Room alive with multi-colored light A car alarm rings out Across the square A chandelier swings from a ceiling rose We stand reflected in sash windows We could be alone For all I care Hand in hand face to face Slow jams by the fireplace A clock runs slow above us on the shelf Smile at me and I smile back Red wine turned our smiles black As the clock strikes 12 It happened again All of my friends Drift away, drift away Now we're alone All on our own Drift away, drift away And once again All of my friends Drift away, drift away Now we're alone All on our own Drift away, drift away