"New Year's Eve" lyrics

Well, I wrote this song on New Year's Eve
Thinking of days gone by
Dreaming of all good things to come
Singing that Auld Lang Syne

And I hope this year won't be like the last
I hope that my money will hold
I hope that the days won't go by too fast
I hope that my good gal will show

And I hope I can be some use to this world
I won't be too prideful to try
Realize that sometimes it only takes one
To make a difference in another one's life

And I hope I can find the courage to speak
When there's something that needs being said
And I hope that my words will not tear us apart
But to bring people closer instead

And I hope all this useless killing will stop
I hope that the hatred will slow
I hope there's a calm come over the hand
Of the one's who have anger to show

And I hope that the families displaced by war
Find a country so brave and so bold
To let down their guards and open their arms
To the one's who have nowhere to go

And I hope that the raging flood waters subside
And it rains on dry mountains and fiery hillsides
That the winds of change blow swift through our hearts
And we'll lay down our weapons, not fire the first shot
At the one's who march brave on the streets arm-in-arm
And their stories be told, and their causes live on
And we'll right all our wrongs, put an end to our war
And we'll reach for compassion till there's bloodshed no more
And we teach every child so they might rise above
And the power means nothing in a world without love

Don't ya see?
Don't ya see?
Don't ya see?