Let’s Dance
Words and Music by James Graff
Hanging out one Saturday night
Just hangin’ out tryin’ to be cool
There was nothin’ to do no parties goin’ on
When we heard there was a dance at the school
We were jammin’ and scammin’ and singin’ some songs
When we headed for the high school dance
We were lucky and loaded and lookin’ for action
All we needed was half the chance
Let’s Dance, Let’s Dance
My eyes caught a girl ‘n’ they began to whirl
She was the sweetest thing I’d ever seen
She must have been ‘bout seventeen
I looked her up ‘n’ down and that’s when I found
She was the girl of my dreams
The sweetest girl I’d ever seen
So I got up the guts and I walked up to her
And I asked her for her name:
“Hey, girl what’s your name?”
Beth was her name, she was from out of town
I said: “Oh, that’s such a shame. Beth what pretty name.”
‘n’ then all of sudden she kissed me with style
Took my hand then she said with a smile
“Come on, Come on,
Let’s Dance all night
Make romance for the rest of the night
No chance any other night
So come on let’s do it…right?
Let’s Dance, Let’s Dance”
She looked real nervous, I didn’t know why
So I asked her why
Just then I guy walked up to us
And I could tell she was with this guy
She said he was her boyfriend, they’d been goin out
I said: “Oh, that’ such a shame”
So I left her alone and danced with other girls
But it just wasn’t the same
Let’s Dance, Let’s Dance
(Let’s Dance!)
I caught up with her later she was so depressed
She started cryin’ on my shoulder
She said that he was to blame
I said we could go outside and talk
Away from the record machine
In the moonlight with the girl of my dreams
We stepped outside and she pulled out a beer
‘n’ I could tell she was a party queen
(The Girl of my dreams?)
She said she caught him with another girl
She broke up with him
I said: “Oh, what a shame.”
“Hey, girl where were you when
I was dancin’ with all of your friends
Come on, Come on,
Let’s Dance all night
Make romance for the rest of the night
No chance any other night
So come on let’s do it right!
Let’s Dance, Let’s Dance
Hey, girl, hey…I thought you broke up with him
I thought you made me your man
What are you doin’ back with him
Come on, Come on
Come on, Come on
I guess I just blew it tonight.