Song Description
Tender ballad about fate bringing two people together - with a surprise at the end of the bridge...the listener learns that the woman who wants to dance is in a wheel chair - and she does dance. This is not a "pity" song, it is a feel-good song.
Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Country - General |
Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Mood |
Endearing, Welcoming |
Subject |
Falling in Love, Hope |
Similar Artists |
Reba Mcentire, Trisha Yearwood |
Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
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Lyrics
AT A TABLE IN THE CORNER
SHE SAYS, ?GOD, PLEASE BE MY HELP
I?VE NEVER ASKED FOR NOTHIN?
FROM ANYBODY BUT MYSELF
HE?S THERE SIPPIN? ON THAT WHISKEY
LOOKIN? LONELY AT THE BAR
MARTINA?S ON THE JUKEBOX
SINGING ?THERE YOU ARE??
SHE TELLS HERSELF
?DON?T CHICKEN OUT, GO AND ASK HIM?
SHE WANTS TO DANCE
SHE WANTS TO BE CINDERELLA FOR JUST ONE NIGHT
SHE WANTS TO DANCE
LIKE NOBODY?S WATCHING - JUST TO FEEL WHAT IT?S LIKE
SHE WANTS TO DANCE
HE SAID, ?I AIN?T MUCH FOR DANCING
IT?S BEEN SO MANY YEARS
EVERY TIME I TRIED IN HIGH SCHOOL
I COULDN?T GET AROUND MY FEARS
I JUST COME HERE FOR THE MUSIC
I?VE GOT A RINGSIDE SEAT
BUT, IT WOULD BE MY HONOR
TO JOIN YOU WITH MY TWO LEFT FEET?
HE TELLS HIMSELF
?DON?T CHICKEN OUT, YOU CAN DO IT?
SHE WANTS TO DANCE
HE KNOWS HE AIN?T PRINCE CHARMING
BUT SHE DON?T SEEM TO MIND
SHE WANTS TO DANCE
THERE AIN?T NO BETTER TIME TO LEAVE HIS PAST BEHIND
FOR AN EVENING HE FORGETS HE?S NOT FRED ASTAIRE
FOR AN EVENING SHE FORGETS ABOUT THE WHEELS BENEATH HER CHAIR
SHE WANTS TO DANCE
SHE?S CINDERELLA, SPINNING ?ROUND THE FLOOR
SHE WANTS TO DANCE
HE DOESN?T WANT TO STOP, HE?S NEVER FELT THIS WAY BEFORE
HE WANTS TO DANCE
AT A TABLE IN THE CORNER
WHEN THE NIGHT?S ABOUT TO END
HE SAYS, ?I?LL PICK YOU UP ON FRIDAY, CAN WE DO IT ALL AGAIN??