Because we're all
so very twenty first century
You're probably listening to me
on some kind of portable stereo
Maybe you're sitting
on the back of the bus
Or it's running up your sleeve
and you're across from your boss
Or you're sitting in your
bedroom on your own
with the lights down low
I'd like to teach you four
simple words so that
next time you come to a show
You could sing those words back
at me like they're the only
ones that you know
I want to dance I want to dance
I want lust and love
and a smattering of romance
But I'm no good at dancing yet
I have to do something
Tonight I'm going to play it
straight I'm going to take my
chance I want to dance
Hi ho hi ho hi ho we're heading
out to the punk rock show
Colleagues and friends
condescend with a smile
But this is my culture man
this is my home
The dark huddled masses
gather at the gate
The doors at 7 the show starts at 8
A few precious hours
in a space of our own
And when the band comes on the
only thing I really know
I want to dance I want to dance
I want lust and love
and a smattering of romance
But I'm no good at dancing yet
I have to do something
Tonight I'm going to play it
straight I'm going to take my
chance I want to dance
Is anyone else sick of the music
Churned out by lacklustre
scenesters from Shoreditch
Oh it's all sex drugs and sins
like they're extras from Skins
But it's OK because they don't
really mean it
I want bands who had to work for
their keep
Drove a thousand miles and
played a show on no sleep
Sleeping on the floor
in a stranger's place
Hungry just to do it
all again the next day
I want to dance I want to dance
I want lust and love
and a smattering of romance
But I'm no good at dancing yet
I have to do something
Tonight I'm going to play it
straight I'm going to take my
chance I want to dance
so Put your hands on your hips
bring your knees in tight
Yeah we do this shit together
man no fists no fights
We're not trying to shape the
world so people think like us
We just want our own space to
dance no favours no fuss
On blood sweat and vinyl
we have a built ourselves a house
So if the roof is on fire then
we're going to put it out
Forget about the bitching and
remember that you're blessed
punk is for the kids
who never fit in with the rest
Somebody told me that
music with guitars
Was going out of fashion
and I had to laugh
This shit wasn't fashionable
back when I fell in love
if the hipsters move on why
should I give a fuck
I want to dance I want to dance
I want make some lust
some love
and a smattering of time romance
But I'm no good at dancing yet
I have to do something
Tonight I'm going to play it
straight I'm going to take my
chance I want to dance
I want to dance
I want you and me both to join
hands down at the front
So the next time I see you
remember these words so
We'll sing like the barricades
are down and we'll dance
like no one's around
Singing four simple words