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They put a parking lot on a piece of land |
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Where the supermarket used to stand |
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Before that they put up a bowling alley |
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On the site that used to be the local palais |
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That's where the big bands used to come and play |
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My sister went there on a Saturday |
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Come dancing |
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All her boyfriends used to come and call |
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Why not come dancing, it's only natural? |
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Another Saturday, another date |
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She would be ready but she'd always make 'em wait |
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In the hallway, in anticipation |
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He didn't know the night would end up in frustration |
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He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week |
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All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek |
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Come dancing, |
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That's how they did it when I was just a kid |
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And when they said come dancing, my sister always did |
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My sister should have come in at midnight |
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And my mom would always sit up and wait |
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It always ended up in a big row |
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When my sister used to get home late |
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Out of my window |
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I can see them in the moonlight |
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Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate |
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The day they knocked down the palais |
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My sister stood and cried |
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The day they knocked down the palais |
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Part of my childhood died, just died |
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Now I'm grown up and playing in a band |
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And there's a car park where the pale used to stand |
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My sister's married and she lives on an estate |
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Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait |
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She knows they get away with things she never could |
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But if I asked her I wonder if she would |
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Come dancing |
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Come on sister, have yourself a ball |
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Don't be afraid to come dancing, it's only natural |
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Come dancing, just like the palais on a Saturday |
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And all her friends will come dancing |
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Where the big bands used to play |