You wouldn't call him wise He never acted happy There never was a perfect sign That anything can happen He stared them in the eye He had this weird ability He wanted them to sing So he unchained every melody We missed you, we missed you We've gone far away Will you be waiting at the end of the day? We met on the level and we'll part in the square 'Cause someone keeps saying Happy New Year Happy New Year No poison, no hammer Just a kid in the middle Then Johnny Anger somehow got to wondering He wanted to know what the good ones did They're sitting at their desks But they think they're moving mountains We missed you, we missed you We've gone far away Will you be waiting at the end of the day? We met on the level and we'll part in the square 'Cause someone keeps saying Happy New Year Happy New Year Oh Happy New Year Oh Happy New Year Oh Happy New Year Oh Happy