Verse 1 The streets are glowing neon blue, but nobody’s dancing tonight, we’re scrolling through each other’s lives in a cold electric light. Too many hearts on a little screen, too many words that fade away, I want a rhythm I can feel, not just another day. [Male backings softly: “Sha-la-la…”] Pre-Chorus No Wi-Fi in between us, no filter on my face, just music in my heartbeat and someone close in place. Chorus I wish I had a dance café, with a live band and a jukebox playing — oh yeah! With petticoats spinning round till the whole wide world starts swaying — oh baby! I wish I had a dance café, with rock ’n’ roll and “Sha-la-la”, where heartbeats talk to heartbeats and we remember who we are. (Whoa-oh-oh…) Verse 2 We stayed apart for far too long, doors were closed and lights were low, no laughter on the wooden floor, no place for love to grow. Just numbers on the evening news, and silence in the air, but people weren’t made to live alone — we need somebody there. Pre-Chorus We’re made for hands and turning steps, for dancing cheek to cheek, not just for quiet living rooms and messages we speak. Chorus I wish I had a dance café, with a live band and a jukebox playing — oh yeah! With lipstick red and polished shoes sliding smooth and swaying — oh baby! I wish I had a dance café, where nobody’s looking down, where eyes can meet and sparks can fly while the saxophone goes wild. (Sha-la-la… yeah!) Bridge – Dance Break Twist to the left, twist to the right, leave all the worries at the door, a single smile means more tonight than a thousand likes or more. Hold me close when the piano runs, let the upright bass reply, ’cause when we move in rock ’n’ roll, we feel alive — alive! [Tenor sax solo – energetic] Final Chorus – Lifted I wish I had a dance café, with a live band and a jukebox playing — oh yeah! With petticoats and shining pearls till the break of day comes shining — oh baby! I wish I had a dance café, not someday — but tonight, where we can spin in rock ’n’ roll and make the whole world right. [Band stop – light applause] [Spoken, smiling] Don’t sit down… the night is still young.
