It was midnight
Filled with the song of New Year's bells
And we put our wishes
Down in a paper balloon
And it took off
With its weak little light
And I felt how free I was
Everything I built up lay in the gravel
Until when the heart has broken
Will it learn tt at once
And it rises so funny
Like a hot air balloon
With your wish
Leave earth, home and house
Sweden be like a point of light
You will drift with the wind
And laugh at the laughter
Leave your luck on its way
Trust the balloon's way< br/>For when all is lost
The sky is open at night
He who crossed out
All destinations now have a chance
For the little balloon
It's going nowhere
Should it rise
Or fall
Stand on tight
For what the wish weighs
The wisher doesn't know yet
And then the balloon lifts
There is nothing left
That can hold it captive
No questions and answers
Just silence
What you wrote
With your sadness
And put in the balloon's basket
You can't remember that
It settles just the same
Emptiness lacks words
Missing home and house and earth
That's why it makes us
So ¤ving light and rich