No flights out of Paris
The New Year's almost here
The old one's on its last legs
And I may disappear
Cause lately I've been thinking
You're going the wrong way
Going the wrong way
You're not where you expected
The dreams you collected
Might cost more than you can pay
And I almost fell on Saint Michel
Till I found what I forgot
A year can change a lot

There is no language to catch the beauty
Of the moon over Montparnasse
And I can't explain for the life of me
How this could come to pass
That a family was torn
And your first child born
All the people that we've become
I've given up predicting
It's leaving me conflicted
And wondering where it all comes from
Why a friend was lost
And another one found
Some lessons they can't be taught
But a year can change a lot

A year can change a lot
You're worried about the end
But you're missing all the plot
One moment you are freezing
And the next red hot
And a year can change a lot

Oh well it looks like I'll leave on standby
This airport is like a heart
And it pumps me out with a million souls
To make a brand new start
And wars will rage
Then turn the page
And fortunes will rise and fall
The old ones will leave
And I do believe
That I'll surrender to it all
Cause the best-laid plans
Unfold like fans
Then snap tight on the spot
And a year can change a lot
Another orbit around the big star
Guess I'll give it another shot
Cause a year can change a lot