Lyrics
HALFWAY
IT'S A RAINY NEW YEAR'S EVE
AND IT'S SO HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT THE WOMAN I USED TO HOLD SO TIGHT
WON'T BE SPENDING TONIGHT WITH ME
FROM MY HIGH RISE I CAN SEE
ALL THE PARTIES IN THE STREET
BUT THE JOY AND CELEBRATION
SEEM SO FAR AWAY FROM ME
BECAUSE I'M HALFWAY THROUGH THIS BOTTLE
HALFWAY THROUGH THE BLUES
HALFWAY TO OBLIVION
BUT I'M NOWHERE NEAR HALFWAY OVER YOU
HEADLIGHTS ON THE HIGHWAY
HEADING DOWNTOWN FOR THE COUNT
BUT I JUST WANT TO FLY AWAY
TAKE ME OUT OF THIS CROWDED TOWN
AND THE RAIN OUTSIDE IS TIMELY
BECAUSE I'VE RECOGNIZED THAT FINALLY
WHEN I LOST YOU AND I'VE LOST YOU
THAT WAS SUCH A FOOLISH MOVE
I'M HALFWAY THROUGH THIS BOTTLE
HALFWAY THROUGH THE BLUES
HALFWAY TO OBLIVION
BUT I'M NOWHERE NEAR HALFWAY OVER YOU
IT'S A RAINY NEW YEAR'S EVE
IT'S SO HARD TO BELIEVE
THAT THE WOMAN I USED TO HOLD SO TIGHT
WON'T BE SPENDING TONIGHT WITH ME
IN A MOMENT THIS YEAR WILL END
AND YOU'RE OUT WITH SOME OTHER MAN
AND IT TEARS ME IN TWO TO THINK ABOUT YOU
GIVING YOUR LOVE TO SOMEBODY NEW
SO I'M HALFWAY THROUGH THIS BOTTLE
HALFWAY THROUGH THE BLUES
HALFWAY TO OBLIVION
BUT I'M NOWHERE NEAR HALFWAY OVER YOU