The Perfect Year (From "Sunset Boulevard")

Ring out the old, ring in the new

A midnight wish to share with you

Your lips are warm, my head is light

Were we alive before tonight?

I don't need a crowded ballroom

Everything I want is here

If you're with me, next year will be

The perfect year

Before we play some dangerous game

Before we fan some harmless flame

We have to ask if this is wise

And if the game is worth the price

With this wine and with this music

How can anything be clear?

Let's wait and see, it may just be

The perfect year

It's New Year's Eve and hopes are high

Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye

Another chance, another start

So many dreams to tease the heart

We don't need a crowded ballroom

Everything we want is here

And face to face, we will embrace

The perfect year

We don't need a crowded ballroom

Everything we want is here

And face to face, we will embrace

The perfect year