Its so nice to see you
Can we sit and talk for awhile
I can searched forever
I can't imagine anything better

Kids up on the stairway
Couples on the sidewalk squares
If I get your heart soon
I'll call a perfect afternoon

Won't you call my number
Don't push, but don't hesitate
Wake me from this slumber
Rush me, but need time to wake

Checkmate on my shoulder
I'm tired of this win or lose
Well I'm no knight in shinning armor
But I'm no pair of dancin' shoes
I'm no pair of dancin' shoes

My patience ran away
Take me with you
You keep me holding on
Nothing's understood
You're so confusing
Tell it to me straight

Won't you call my number
Don't push, but don't hesitate
Wake me from this slumber
Rush me, but need time to wake

I got nothin' left to lose
But I'm no pair of dancin' shoes
I got nothin' left to lose
But I'm no pair of dancin' shoes
I got nothin' left to lose
But I'm no pair of dancin' shoes
I got nothin' left to lose
But I'm no pair of dancin' shoes


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Dancin' Shoes song meanings
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    I think Degraw is trying to say girls (or maybe just a girl) need to relax their expectations for a relationship, and just let it happen naturally. Just because a relationship isn't everything a girl dreamed of, doesn't mean it's not worth it.

    A relationship isn't a fairy tale ("I'm no knight in shining armor"), and it's not a place for a girl to find some guy to fill her every need and be her dormat ("I'm no pair of dancing shoes").

    Really he's saying, don't over think this. Just live it. "Don't push, but don't hesitate".

    When he says "I got nothing left to lose, but I'm no pair of dancing shoes", I think he's really just driving it home - I'm not Prince Charming. I don't have it all and just because I'm imperfect doesn't mean I'm going to let you walk all over me.

    Still, he really likes her. She just needs to chill and be happy and love the one she's with, so to speak.

    hollyhock18on December 10, 2009   Link

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