Sifting through the rubble of my mispent life
No home of my own, no child, no wife
Every kind of error and all kinds of strife
Days lived in a trance

People that I’ve hurt, more than a few
I told a lot of lies ‘stead of what was true
Always left the real for the slick and new romance
Still, I’m gonna dance

Looking through the pages of my past regrets
All the days and weeks I wish I could forget
Feeling a disaster but at least well-dressed
I always wore the pants

Moments I was happy, though I can’t deny
Burned a lot of bridges and I don’t know why
Gotta face the music, ‘cause it might be my last chance
No choice but to dance

As my stats went skyward my joy went down
Felt like I’d been dropped at the lost and found
Tried to stop it sliding but it’s coming down
Like an avalanche

I’m not superstitious though I feared I was cursed
You’d think that almost drowning would have quenched my thirst
But you walked in the room and I knew at our first glance
With you I wanna dance

Terror often grips me and I want to run
Like staring down the barrel of a loaded gun
Been a lot of things but I was never one
For making long term plans

Maybe you and I are the yang and yin
I really wanna hate but my case is thin
My brain wants out but my heart’s now in your hands
So maybe we should dance