Lyrks
Lyrks
Cover Art

This Time Next Year Lyrics by Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber

SUNSET BLVD: The Album

2024

(A champagne bottle pops.)

[ARTIE, spoken]
Hey, Gillis! We'd given up on you! Where you been keeping that gorgeous face of yours?

[JOE, spoken]
In a... deep freeze

[ARTIE, spoken]
Jesus, Joe, what are you wearing?

[JOE, spoken]
It's quite a crowd

[ARTIE, spoken]
Yeah, I invited all the kids doing walk-ons in DeMille's latest picture

[BETTY, spoken]
Where have you been hiding? I called your apartment. I called your ex-agent. I was about to call the Bureau of Missing Persons

[JOE, spoken]
They always know where to find me

[JEAN, sung]
By this time next year
I'll have landed a juicy part

[STEVE, sung]
1950 will be my start

[RICHARD T, sung]
No more carrying spears!

[MARY, sung]
I'll be discovered
My life won't ever be the same
Billy Wilder will know my name
And he'll call all the time

[KATHERINE, sung]
'Til he does, can one of you guys lend her
A dime?

[ALISA, sung]
Just an apartment
With no roaches and no dry rot

[ANITA, sung]
Where the hot water comes out hot

[TOGETHER, sung]
That's my Hollywood dream!

[RICHARD A, sung]
Your resolution...

[JOANNA, sung]
Is to write something that gets shot
With approximately the plot
I first had in my head

[MYRON, sung]
But you'll get rewritten even after you're dead

[ARTIE, sung]
It's a year to begin a new life
Buy a place somewhere quiet
Somewhere pretty
When you have a young kid and a wife
Then you need somewhere green far from the city
It's rambling old house with a big apple tree
With a swing for the kid and a hammock for me

[BETTY, sung]
I have some good news
It's Dark Windows

[JOE, sung]
You don't let go

[BETTY, sung]
I gave Sheldrake an outline, Joe
And he's swallowed the bait

[JOE, sung]
Well, hallelujah

[BETTY, sung]
While you've been buying your fancy clothes
I've been making a lot of notes
Now there's work we should do

[JOE, sung]
Betty, you're forgetting that I gave it
To you
You remind me of me long ago
Off the bus, full of ignorant ambition
Thought I'd waltz into some studio and achieve overnight recognition
I've seen too many optimists sinking like stones
Felt them suck all the marrow clean out of my bones

[BETTY, sung]
I love Dark Windows
But I can't write it on my own
Can't we speak on the telephone?
All my evenings are free

[ARTIE, sung]
Hey, just a minute
I'm the fella who bought the ring

[BETTY, sung]
Artie, this is a business thing
It's important ot me
You'll on location in Clinch, Tennessee
Please make this your New Year's resolution for me

[ENSEMBLE, sung]
By this time next year
I will get my foot in the door
Next year I know I've gotta score
An amazing success
By this time next year
I will get my foot in the door
Next year, know I'm going to score
An amazing success
Cut to the moment
When they open the envelope
Pass the statuette to Bob Hope
And it's my name you hear
We'll be down on our knees
Outside Grauman's Chinese
Palm prints there on the street
Immortality's neat!
This time next year
This time next year
We'll have nothing to fear
Contracts all signed
Three-picture deal
Yellow brick road career
Hope we're not still saying these things
This time next year!

[JOE, spoken]
You know what, I think I am available next year. In fact, I'm available right now

[BETTY, spoken]
Joe, that's great

[JOE, spoken]
Hey, listen. Can you put me up for a couple of weeks?

[ARTIE, spoken]
It just so happens we have a vacancy on the couch

[JOE, spoken]
I'll take it

(JOE runs to a telephone and rings up MAX.)

[MAX, spoken]
Yes?

[JOE, spoken]
Max, it's Mr. Gillis. I want you to do me a favor

[MAX, spoken]
I'm sorry, I cannot talk now, Mr. Gillis

[JOE, spoken]
No, listen. I want you take my old suitcase—

[MAX, spoken]
I'm sorry! I'm attending to madame

[JOE, spoken]
(beat) What do you mean?

[MAX, spoken]
She found a razor in your room, and she cut her wrists!

(The ensemble sets off several party poppers.)

[ENSEMBLE, spoken]
Happy new year!

[ENSEMBLE, sung]
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne
For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For the sake of auld lang syne
Credits
Tom Francis

Tom Francis

Grace Hodgett Young

Grace Hodgett Young

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber

About “This Time Next Year” by Tom Francis

Read the complete lyrics to "This Time Next Year" by Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber from the album "SUNSET BLVD: The Album" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

"This Time Next Year" is performed by Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber. from the album "SUNSET BLVD: The Album" in 2024 This page provides the full lyric text for fans who want to sing along, study the songwriting, or compare versions across releases. Lyrks organizes lyrics by artist and song slug so you can bookmark and share a stable URL. Music lyrics help listeners connect with emotion, narrative, and rhythm in a track. Whether you are learning English, researching a favorite chorus, or preparing for karaoke, having accurate line breaks and section labels (verse, chorus, bridge) makes the experience easier. We link to the official artist profile on Lyrks where available, including biography snippets, top songs, and chart placements when we have that data. If you enjoy "This Time Next Year", explore more songs by Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber using the links below. Chart and trending pages on Lyrks highlight what listeners are searching for this week. For copyright or correction requests, see our DMCA and contact pages.

View all songs and biography for Tom Francis · Trending lyrics · Billboard Hot 100

Frequently asked questions

"This Time Next Year" is credited to Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"This Time Next Year" appears on "SUNSET BLVD: The Album" in 2024.

Visit the Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard, Andrew Lloyd Webber artist page at /artist/tom-francis for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

Let Me Take You Back
Girl Meets Boy (Reprise)
Betty’s Pitch
Girl Meets Boy
I Started Work
Arrival at Paramount
DANGEROUS
IJWP
Lyrks
Lyrks

Your gateway to the world of music lyrics.

Product

Features

Company

About

Artists

Trending

Legal

Privacy

Terms

Copyright

Support

Contact

Features

Charts

© 2026 Lyrks. All rights reserved.