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