U2's "New Year's Day" song lyrics

"New Year's Day" song lyrics by U2 from the War album

New Year's Day is arguably U2's first truly popular song reaching number ten on the UK charts. It was released on the War album, along with the classic U2 track, Sunday Bloody Sunday.

The song is apparently the third most played song of U2's live performing career.

The Edge famously (amongst the fandom) has to play the piano and then quickly switch to lead guitar during performances.

U2's New Year's Day Lyrics

All is quiet on New Year's Day
A world in white gets underway
I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
On New Year's Day

I will be with you again
I will be with you again

Under a blood-red sky
A crowd has gathered in black and white
Arms entwined, the chosen few
The newspaper says, says
Say it's true, it's true
And we can break through
Though torn in two, we can be one

I, I will begin again
I, I will begin again

Yeah

Oh and maybe the time is right
Oh maybe tonight

I will be with you again
I will be with you again

And so we are told this is the golden age
And gold is the reason for the wars we wage
Though I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes on New Year's Day
On New Year's Day
On New Year's Day

Check out more lyrics from the album the Sunday Bloody Sunday came from, War which features songs Seconds, New Year's Day and Like A Song.