Four Simple Words

Because we're all so very 21st century
You're probably listening to me on some kind of portable stereo
Maybe you're sitting on the back of the bus
Or it's running up your sleeve and you're across from your boss
Or you're sitting in your bedroom on your own with the lights down low
(Oh so low)
I'd like to teach you four simple words
So the next time you come to a show
You could sing those words back at me
Like they're the only ones that you know
I want to dance
I want to dance
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance
But I'm no good at dancing
And yet I have to do something
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight I'm gonna take my chance
I want to dance
Hi ho hi ho hi ho
We're here heading out to the punk rock show
Colleagues and friends condescend with a smile
Yeah but this is my culture man this is my home
The dark huddled masses gather at the gate
Yeah the doors are at seven and the show starts at eight
A few precious hours in a space of our own
And when the band comes on the only thing I really know
I want to dance
I want to dance
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance
But I'm no good at dancing
And yet I have to do something
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight I'm gonna take my chance
I want to dance
Yeah is anybody else sick of the music that's churned out by lackluster scenesters from Shoreditch
Yeah it's all sex drugs and sins
Like they're extras from Skins
But it's okay because they don't really mean it
I want bands who had to work for their keep
Drove 1,000 miles and played a show on no sleep
Sleeping on the floor of a stranger's place
Hungry just to do it all again the next day
I want to dance
I want to dance
I want lust and love and a smattering of romance
But I'm no good at dancing
And yet I have to do something
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight I'm gonna take my chance
I want to dance
So put your hands on your hips
And bring your knees in tight
Yeah we do this shit together man
No fists no fights (no fists no fights)
We're not trying to shape the world
So people think like us
We just want our own space to dance man
No favours no fuss
Yeah with blood, sweat and vinyl
We have built ourselves a house
If the roof is on fire
Then we're gonna put it out
Forget about your bitching and remember that you're blessed
Punk is for the kids who never fit in with the rest
Alright
Somebody told me that music with guitars was going out of fashion and I had to laugh
This shit wasn't fashionable when I fell in love
If the hipsters move on why should I give a fuck?
I want to dance
I want to dance
I want me some lust some love and a smattering of that old time romance
But I'm no good at dancing
And yet I have to do something
Tonight I'm gonna play it straight I'm gonna take my chance
Yeah I want to dance
I want to dance
I want you and me both to join hands down at the front
So the next time I see you
Remember these words so
We'll sing like the barricades are down and we'll dance like no one's around
Singing
Four simple words