this'll be my year

in '85, tuesday morning, came alive, i didn't know ya, route 66 is gone, and reagan's here, it won't be long, nintendo comes, live aid, too, back to the future, where were you, while i spent all my days, in catholic school?, in '89, the dream begins, first in line to california, pete rose is banned for good, the simpsons come to hollywood, russia leaves afghanistan, flight 103 ends pan am, bush is here, this is the year, that i feel most alone, no more, countin' down the hours, no more, wishin' you were here, i stopped believin', although journey told me 'don't', before i call it a day, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, in '92, a boy is born, the skies were blue, in ohio, boris yeltsin chills, freddie dies, but queen is still, barcelona has the games, lady di is single again, clinton wins, and i still dream, that i'll find you someday, in '97, a baby girl, adds some heaven to the world, tony blair tips the scales, elton sings for the princess of wales, microsoft buys into mac, my dad has a second heart attack, and train leaves san francisco, in a thousand-dollar van, no more, countin' down the hours, no more, wishin' you were here, i stopped believin', although journey told me 'don't', before i call it a day, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, 2001, the towers fell, the world is stunned, i wish i knew ya, i was on a plane, the world would never be the same, the artificial heart is born--, ironic when new york's is torn out, woah-oah-oah-oah, 2004, began in may, on tour when i met ya, facebook joins the internet, oldsmobile joins the cassette, i met your family, it took a while until you kissed me, but when you did, i finally felt at home, i stopped believin', although journey told me 'don't', before i call it a day, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, maybe this'll be my year, 2012, and all i know, is everybody comes and goes, everybody sings and cries, makes the grade and takes the prize, in somethin', nothin', i don't care, because i always know that you'll be here, with me