[Intro: stomping kick and tambourine, brass stab, spoken over handclaps] Plywood's off the windows. Somebody find the lights. [Verse 1] Seven winters of plywood and a padlock on the door Dandelions in the parking lot, a raccoon on the snack bar floor Old man Ferris kept the deed in a shoebox by his bed Said they'd pave it over his dead body, so he swept the rink instead Now the mirror ball is turning with a couple squares gone dark And the speakers hum so loud the dogs start barking in the park [Pre-Chorus] Lace 'em up, lace 'em up tight Rental skates in every size but mine Hold the rail if you need it, baby Let it go when the horns come in [Chorus] Turn it, turn it, turn that skate key Couple skate is calling, come around with me Mirror ball is turning, we got the floor back now Seven years of padlock, and the wheels remember how [Verse 2] There's a couple by the jukebox in their satin jackets, gold They met here when she knocked him flat and never let him go There's a little kid who's never skated, hugging on the wall Like the wall is gonna leave him, like the floor is gonna fall And I forgot how you stop, so I stop the way I did, with my face And the claw machine's still holding that blue bear in the same old place [Pre-Chorus] Pickle on a stick for a dollar Organ man is sweating through his collar Hold the rail if you need it, baby Let it go when the horns come in [Chorus] Turn it, turn it, turn that skate key Couple skate is calling, come around with me Mirror ball is turning, we got the floor back now Seven years of padlock, and the wheels remember how [Breakdown: drums and handclaps only, DJ calls, crowd shouts back] All skate! (All skate!) Everybody hit the floor Reverse! (Reverse!) Everybody turn around Nobody falls down! (Nobody falls down!) Somebody fell down! (Somebody fell down!) Help him up and go around [Bridge: horns drop out, organ and bass, tender] Ferris on the bench with the key around his neck On a dirty white shoelace like a medal that he kept He don't skate no more, says his knees put in a claim But he taps out every beat like he still knows every name [Chorus: kids chant mixed very low underneath] Turn it, turn it, turn that skate key (round and round) Couple skate is calling, come around with me (round and round) Mirror ball is turning, we got the floor back now Seven years of padlock, and the wheels remember how [Final Chorus: key change, strings swell, kids chant very low] Turn it, turn it, turn that skate key Couple skate is calling, come around with me Lights go low and the whole place sings out loud Seven years of padlock, and the wheels remember how [Outro: stomp fades, spoken] Ferris, don't you lock it. Leave the key right there.
