Because we're all so very 21st 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
(Oh so 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 words 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, and yet I have to do something
Tonight i'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance
I want to dance
Hi ho hi ho hi ho
We're heading out to the punk rock show
Calling to friends call to send with a smile yeah
But this is my culture man this is my home
All of the fans who gather round the gate
The doors are at 7 and 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 is
I wanna dance, I wanna dance
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance
But im no good at dancing
And yet i have to do something
Tonight Im gonna play it straight Im gonna take my chance
I wanna dance
Yeah is anybody else sick of the music thats churned out by lack of succeeding and shortage
Its all sex drugs and sin
And they're extra's from skins
But its ok cause they dont really mean it
I want bands that have to work for their keep
Drove 1,000 miles and played a show with no sleep
Sleeping on the floor at a strangers place
Only just to do it all again the next day
I wanna dance, I wanna dance
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance
But im no good at dancing
And yet i have to do something
Tonight Im gonna play it straight Im gonna take my chance
I wanna dance
So put your hands on your hips, and bring your knees in time
Yeah we do this shit together man
No fists no fights
We're not trying to shape the world
Some people think like us
We just want our own space to dance man
No phase no fuss
Yeah by sweat and blood we're gonna build ourselves a house
When the roof is on fire then we're gonna put it out
Forget about your bitching and remember that you're blessed
Punk is for the kids that never fit in with the rest
Alright
Somebody told me that music with guitars was going out of fashion and I had to laugh
This shit wasn't fashionable when I fell in love
If the hipsters move on why should I give a fuck
I wanna dance, I wanna dance
I want me some lust, some love and a smattering of that old time romance
But im no good at dancing
And yet i have to do something
Tonight Im gonna play it straight Im gonna take my chance
I wanna dance
Yeah I wanna dance, I wanna dance
I want you and me both to join hands and make a friend
So that next time I see you, remember these words
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And we'll dance like no ones around
Singing four simple words
I wanna dance
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Lyrics submitted by Hollie Ashlee.