He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Let's toast to misery
I'm drinking it down slowly
And lift way up
Above the air
I'd do it all over again
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make a pact to not be sober
Not until the summer's over
All the friends and four leaf clovers
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's toast
to everything
And every moment
(In) between
And lift way up
Above the air
And watch the sunrise
Burn above the ocean
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Let's make a pact to not be sober
Not until the summer's over
All the friends and four leaf clovers
I never felt so much
I'll run as I do now
As I lift my glass into the sky
Drink it down and say goodbye
Say goodbye (Say goodnight)
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make a pact to not be sober
Not until the summer's over
All the friends and four leaf clovers
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make this a night to forget
Sing aloud 'till we've gone the inlet
Make the most of every moment
Let's make a promise never to look back
I'm drinking it down slowly
And lift way up
Above the air
I'd do it all over again
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make a pact to not be sober
Not until the summer's over
All the friends and four leaf clovers
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's toast
to everything
And every moment
(In) between
And lift way up
Above the air
And watch the sunrise
Burn above the ocean
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Let's make a pact to not be sober
Not until the summer's over
All the friends and four leaf clovers
I never felt so much
I'll run as I do now
As I lift my glass into the sky
Drink it down and say goodbye
Say goodbye (Say goodnight)
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make this a night to forget
Put aside all mistakes and regrets
Live our lives only for the moment
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make a pact to not be sober
Not until the summer's over
All the friends and four leaf clovers
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Let's make this a night to forget
Sing aloud 'till we've gone the inlet
Make the most of every moment
Let's make a promise never to look back
Lyrics submitted by thefoxykyle
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This is a b-side to My Dear, and can be found on iTunes if anyone needed to know. And I think it's about living life to the fullest and having no regrets.