Four Simple Words

[00:00.50] Because we're all so very
[00:05.35] Twenty-first century
[00:09.11] You're probably listening to me
[00:13.17] On some kind of portable stereo
[00:16.86] Maybe you're sitting on the back of the bus
[00:21.27] Or it's running up your sleeve and you're across from your boss
[00:25.27] Or you're sitting in your bedroom on your own
[00:28.53] With the lights down low
[00:31.10] I'd like to teach you four simple words
[00:35.33] So the next time you come to a show
[00:38.60] You could sing those words back at me
[00:42.63] Like they're the only words that you know
[00:45.94] I want to dance, I want to dance
[00:54.55] I want lust, and love, and a smattering of romance
[01:02.65] But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something
[01:11.41] Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance
[01:19.66] I want to dance
[01:23.19] Heigh ho heigh ho heigh ho!
[01:28.86] We're heading out to the punk rock show!
[01:30.90] Colleagues and friends condescend with a smile
[01:33.88] Yeah, but this is my culture, man, this is my home
[01:35.95] The dark huddled masses gather at the gate
[01:38.68] Yeah, the doors are at seven and the show starts at eight
[01:41.35] A few precious hours in a space of our own
[01:43.83] And when the band comes on, the only thing I really know
[01:46.32] I want to dance, I want to dance
[01:50.38] I want lust, and love, and a smattering of romance
[01:55.17] But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something
[02:00.15] Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance
[02:04.76] I want to dance
[02:08.95] Yeah, is anybody else sick of the music that's churned out by lackluster scenesters from Shoreditch?
[02:23.14] Yeah, it's all sex, drugs and sins, like they're extras from Skins!
[02:26.61] But it's OK, cause they don't really mean it!
[02:28.37] I want bands who had to work for their keep
[02:30.72] Drove a thousand miles and played a show on no sleep
[02:33.28] Sleeping on the floor at a stranger's place
[02:35.73] Hungry just to do it all again the next day!
[02:38.08] I want to dance, I want to dance
[02:42.01] I want lust, and love, and a smattering of romance
[02:47.05] But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something
[02:52.22] Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance
[02:57.22] I want to dance
[03:00.26] So put your hands on your hips
[03:07.16] And bring your knees in tight
[03:09.66] Yeah, we do this shit together man
[03:12.12] No fists, no fights!
[03:14.48] We're not trying to save the world
[03:16.92] So people think like us
[03:20.10] We just want our own space to dance, man
[03:22.93] No favours, no fuss
[03:24.63] Yeah, on blood, sweat and vinyl we have built ourselves a house
[03:27.77] If the roof is on fire, then we're gonna put it out
[03:30.10] Forget about your bitching and remember that you're blessed
[03:32.81] Because punk is for the kids who never fit in with the rest
[03:35.31] Alright
[03:36.53] Somebody told me that music with guitars
[03:38.43] Was going out of fashion and I had to laugh
[03:40.51] This shit wasn't fashionable when I fell in love
[03:42.90] If the hipsters move on, why should I give a fuck?
[03:45.76] I wanna dance, I wanna dance
[03:59.17] I want me some lust, some love
[04:06.85] And a smattering of that old time romance
[04:14.31] But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something
[04:23.78] Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance
[04:29.21] Yeah, I want to dance
[04:31.53] I want to dance
[04:33.85] I want you and me both to join hands down at the front
[04:38.44] So the next time I see you, remember these words, oh
[04:43.82] We'll sing like the barricades are down
[04:47.25] And we'll dance like no one's around
[04:49.58] Singing four simple words
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