[Intro: Northern-soul male lead, punchy horn section, stomping drums count the floor in] One more spin on the talc tonight One more time and I'll get it right [Verse 1: Northern-soul male lead, pounding backbeat drums, driving bass guitar, raw shouted soul] Every weekend at the all-nighter I'm the man along the wall Two left feet and a borrowed shirt and I never dance at all Watchin' kids go spinnin' in the dust like they were born on wheels Watchin' high kicks clear the lights while I stand here in my heels But the horns came in tonight and something grabbed me by the coat Walked me out into the middle with my heart up in my throat One spin, two spin, three spin, I was flyin', I was gone Then my left foot met the talc and my right foot carried on [Hook: Northern-soul male lead, full band, shouted Northern-soul hook] Flat on my back in the middle of the hall Kicked up on the two like I meant it all Everybody screamin' backdrop, do it again Keep the faith, I hit the floor and I stood up a man [Verse 2: Northern-soul male lead, punchy horn section, pounding backbeat drums] Hit the boards so hard the record skipped a groove and then it held Heard a gasp go round the room like someone rang a fire bell Lyin' there I saw the lights, I saw my life go by in brass Then pure panic kicked my legs and I was up and on the glass Landed square right on the two, arms out wide like I was told And the hall went up in thunder, and a stranger shouted gold Now they clear a ring for me and every girl along the stair Wants to see the man who fell and stood up dancin' in the air [Hook: Northern-soul male lead, full band, shouted Northern-soul hook] Flat on my back in the middle of the hall Kicked up on the two like I meant it all Everybody screamin' backdrop, do it again Keep the faith, I hit the floor and I stood up a man [Bridge: Northern-soul male lead, horn stab chase, the horns chase every line a beat behind] Spin, and the horns come chasin' me Kick, and the horns won't let me be Drop, and the whole hall hollers my name Up, and I'm never on the wall again Two left feet and both of them movin' Two left feet and the floor approvin' [Final Hook: Northern-soul male lead, full band, horns land together, shouted Northern-soul hook] Flat on my back in the middle of the hall Kicked up on the two like I meant it all Everybody screamin' backdrop, do it again Keep the faith, I hit the floor and I stood up a man [End]
