I'd been sick for the last three days   Laid out in a deep flu haze   But two bottles of Red Bull and a fistful of Aleve   Pulled me together for New Year's Eve   We were lucky to have a sitter   And, baby, you know I'm not a quitter   Plus we'd promised her twice her pay   And she was going to get it whether we went or we stayed   So in the only suit I own   I watched you pull your dress on   I said, "Eldridge," when the cabbie asked, "Where you heading?"   An intimate dinner party for luminaries   Our table was filled with Tony award winners and the lovers they carried   I shouted to you, "You look incredible, your skin is glowing."   You shouted back, "It's bronzer but thanks for not knowing."   In the unisex bathroom I pulled you close for a kiss   'Cause you're the only thing in this world I can't resist   And when we get old we're going to remember this      When we get old we're going to remember this      As the ball dropped fifty blocks uptown   We were off by forty seconds with our countdown   But everything's relative and our 3, 2, 1 felt real   We can only believe the things we feel   Then it was hugs all around the room   While in other sunlit parts of the world, flowers bloomed   For so many time zones this moment had passed   And now it was here but we weren't the last   Our friends in L.A. were still getting dressed   People in Hawaii were still getting disco rest   Pretending the best but expecting the worst   All my life these celebrations have been so poorly rehearsed   But when I turned and saw you I realized that this would be a first   You give me balance while you make me unsteady   You complicate the world but you make me ready   I pulled you across the table for a kiss, 'cause you're the only thing I can't resist   And when we get old we're going to remember this      [music]      Jump into a cab on Allen Street   Get a glare from the couple we barely beat   Home free twenty blocks away   The Aleve's worn off but I feel okay   Call the sitter on the cell, everything's fine   Our daughter went straight to sleep, sitter had a glass of wine   Tell her we're almost there, she says, "Take your time."   So the taxi keeps driving while I give you a kiss   'Cause you're the only thing in this world I can't resist   And this is one of those moments I'm so glad we didn't miss   When everything we've always wanted is right there in the palm of our fists   And you're my only resolution and I don't need a list   And when we get old we're going to remember this