Life is sweet in the belly of the beast
In the belly of the beast
And with her song in your heart
It can never bring you down
It can never bring you down

Lost in a maze of a thousand rainy days
Of a thousand rainy days
But when I heard her voice
Oh, it led me to the end
Yes, it led me to the end

'Cause when she sings I hear a symphony
And I'm swallowed in sound as it echoes through me
I'm renewed
Oh, how I feel alive
And through autumn's advancing
We'll stay young, go dancing

As the music plays
Feel our bodies' sway
When we move as one
We stay young
(Go dancing)

Life is sweet in the belly of the beast
In the belly of the beast
And with her song in your heart
It can never bring you down
It can never bring you down

'Cause when she sings I hear a symphony
And I'm swallowed in sound as it echoes through me
I'm renewed
Oh, how I feel alive
And through winter's advancing
We'll stay young, go dancing
Stay young, go dancing
Stay young, go dancing


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Stay Young, Go Dancing Lyrics as written by Benjamin Gibbard

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    I totally agree with your theory that Ben is talking about California when he mentions 'belly of the beast'. I think it was a very clever way for Ben to connect his old songs to his new. Suddenly this place he though was terrible has become amazing because he's with the person he loves.

    EmilySnicket16on June 19, 2011   Link

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