Four Simple Words

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

I'd like to teach you four simple words

So the next time you come to a show

You could sing those words back at me

Like they're the only ones 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

Colleagues and friends condescend with a smile

But this is my culture man, this is my home

The dark huddled masses gather at the gate

Yeah, 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

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

Yeah, is anybody else sick of the music

That's churned out by lackluster scenesters from Shoreditch?

Yeah, it's all sex, drugs, and sins, like they're extras from Skins

But it's okay 'cause they don't really mean it

I want bands who had to work for their keep

Drove a thousand miles and played a show on no sleep

Sleeping on the floor in a stranger's place

Hungry just to do it all again the next day

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

So put your hands on your hips

Bring your knees in tight

Yeah, we do this shit together, man

No fists, no fights

We're not trying to shape the world

So people think like us

We just want our own space to dance, man

No favors, no fuss

Yeah, on blood, sweat, and vinyl we have built ourselves a house

So if 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 who 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 want to dance

I want to dance

I want me some lust, some love

And a smattering of that old-time 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

Yeah, I want to dance

I want to dance

I want you and me both to join hands down at the front

So the next time I see you

Remember these words, so

We'll sing like the barricades are down

And we'll dance like no one's around

Singing four simple words