Come Dancing

They put a parking lot on a piece of land
 Where the supermarket used to stand
 Before that, they put up a bowling alley
 On the site that used to be the local palais
 That's where the big bands used to come and play
 My sister went there on a Saturday
 Come dancing
 All her boyfriends used to come and call
 Why not come dancing?
 It's only natural
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 Another Saturday, another date
 She would be ready, but she'd always make him wait
 In the hallway, in anticipation
 He didn't know the night would end up in frustration
 He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week
 All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek
 Come dancing
 That's how they did it when I was just a kid
 And when they said "come dancing"
 My sister always did
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 My sister should have come in a midnight
 And my mom would always sit up and wait
 It always ended up in a big row
 When my sister used to get home late
 Out of my window I could see them in the moonlight
 Two silhouettes saying good night by the garden gate
 What are you doing out there? Come on, you're gonna be out there all night?
 The day they knocked down the palais
 My sister stood and cried
 The day they knocked down the palais
 Part of my childhood died, just died
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 Now I'm grown up and playing in a band
 And there's a car park where the palais used to stand
 My sister's married and she lives on an estate
 Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait
 She knows they get away with things she never could
 But if I asked her I wonder if she would
 Come dancing
 Come on sister, have yourself a ball
 Don't be afraid to come dancing
 It's only natural
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 Come dancing
 Just like the palais on a Saturday
 And all your friends would come dancing
 While the big bands used to play