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I stood outside the Lucky Star |
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Staring at the flashing sign |
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It read: come on in and watch young |
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Scarlet's body come alive |
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Let her dance for you and catch your spell |
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You'll swear you can believe her |
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Be careful not to catch the scarlet fever |
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So I paid my fare and walked down front |
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And found an empty chair |
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As I settled in young scarlet took the ribbons from her hair |
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The moves her body made while the music played |
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Were the likes I've never seen |
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And she became the envy of my dreams |
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One by one her teasing movements |
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Brought the crowd out of their seats |
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And all at once young scarlet |
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Danced straight up in front of me |
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From the moment that her eyes found mine |
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I've never been the same |
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Scarlet locked another heart upon her chain |
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Now I get scarlet fever every time I see her |
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But she's a night club teaser |
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Not paid to notice me |
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Yes, I get scarlet fever |
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If she knew how much I need her |
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She'd place her hand in my hand |
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And dance away with me |
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She looked 25 but I was told |
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That she was just 16 |
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She had a way of making a man believe |
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She danced for only him |
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As she tantalized I fantasized |
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And felt the sound of my heart beat |
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And every night I'd dream |
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She'd fall in love with me |
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Then one night while driving in |
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My eyes begun to tear |
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'Cos the sign outside the Lucky Star said: scarlet isn't here |
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she'd left that day to find a life |
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Of bigger and better things |
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And she left behind my chain of broken dreams |
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But still get scarlet fever |
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In my mind I still see her |
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Out there dancing somewhere |
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To another fool like me |
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Yes, I get scarlet fever |
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If she knew how much I need her |
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She'd place her hand in my hand |
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And dance away with me |
