Lucero

Slow Dancing

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smokin' cigarettes; more than i should
my hands won't stop shaking and that can't be good
i would forget you, if only i could
think about anything else
slow dance at the end of the night
everyone's looking; who cares if it's right?
your head on my chest; i held you so tight
don't care what they have to say
our feet were too drunk to keep step in time
but we held fast and we made it through fine
hell, you smiled a lot

chairs on tables; they're mopping the floors
but we were still dancing just like before
you held me tight
light from the disco ball surrounds us with stars
and i looked like trouble right from the start
you told me so

that slow dance didn't last very long
so now i guess i'll be moving on
but it was nice
god damn, it was nice

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vacantskies On Oct 18, 2004

Tears Don't Matter Much

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2004-10-18 09:58:17

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by Dillm21

20y ago

This song is amazing. It is so sad but beautiful at the same time. Lucero shows time and time again how to really do "country"

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by T-Bag

19y ago

"I would forget you if I only could think about anything else". Best Lucero line ever.

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by ashmo25

17y ago

this song is amazing. i'm not sure what the meaning is though.

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by heartonsleeve

15y ago

I think the song is about a forbidden relationship between two people. Slow dancing is a somewhat existential concept; one that sort of detaches two people from everything surrounding them. I feel certain that this song is sorta an extended metaphor- Especially when he sings, "slow dance at the end of the night, everyone looking; who care if it's right..." The end really sums up the experience. The relationship didn't last very long; unfortunately, he had to move on- not by choice either. He just ponders if there was anything he could think about besides her, he would. . . ."goddamn it was nice"

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