Its no shot in the dark
And no trick of the lights
You tease me, adore me
Talking dirty, sitting pretty
Lay me down and annoint my wounds
Dust up, bust up, lets get down to the nitty-gritty

You call on favours promised and sworn
Changing names and changing places
The blade digs deep
And the cut begins to sting
Theres more to this than reason
Or the old familiar rhythm and rhyme
Take me shake me lead me
To the floor and hey lets swing

And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on and on and on

Were going up in flames
Were burning up in a blaze of glory
Dont put fire into the hands
Of the weak and faint, the weak and frail
Tripping the light fantastic
Lets celebrate our great escape
For goodness sake, its all the same
The sinner and saint, heaven and hell

And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on and on and on

Were going up in flames
Were burning up in a blaze of glory
Dont put fire into the hands
Of the weak and faint, the weak and frail
Tripping the light fantastic
Lets celebrate our great escape
For goodness sake, its all the same
The sinner and saint, heaven and hell

And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on
And the dance goes on
And the dance goes on and on and on and on