One Dance

Because I love you
I get tongue-tied around you
And never say smart stuff around you
And never say anything around you
That would make you wanna be with me

So because I love you
I will never be with you
There's plenty other people
Who I always find the words for
That I got the sweet gift of gab for
That I'm magical and good for
Who, because I do not love them
Always wanna be with me

Everything I say is true
So there's nothing we can do

But what the hell, I say to you

Let me have one dance with you

I recognize the look in my eyes when I see you
It's the look of one who loves you
Who wants nothing 'cept to be with you
It is not the look that often gets returned in kind

Same old tale, ain't nothing new
What the hell's a soul to do?

But maybe you can help me through

By giving me one dance with you

One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you

Why do all the rules I make
'Bout how to act around other people
Like don't write them private notes
Trying to explain your foolish actions
Like not hanging around for hours
After it's obvious that your presence ain't desired

Like names are not important
So if someone forgets your name
They're forgetting something intangible
That has nothing to do with you
So it's stupid to feel bad
If someone forgets your name

Why do all the rules I make
'Bout how to act around other people
Always fall by the wayside
When I get around you?

There ain't no more carrots to chew
That old sky ain't never blue
That's a lie but this is true

All I want's one dance with you

My bed's unmade, my stuff's askew
I ain't heard the dumbest clue
I just wanna squeeze on through
By getting one more dance with you

Stick it while there's still some glue
Move that stuff while there's a crew
Before I stumble someplace new

Let me have one dance with you
Let me have one dance with you
Let me have one dance with you

Woody Guthrie carves a sign into his guitar that says, "This
Machine kills fascists." Ani DiFranco says, "Every tool is a weapon
If you hold it right." I say, "Here's a monkey wrench. If you
Bop me on the head long enough, maybe I'll wake up for a second."

One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you

One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you

Dance with you
Dance with you
Dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance with you
One dance
One dance with you
One dance with you