Lyrics & Translation
Dive into Rod Stewart's energetic 1980 track, "She Won't Dance With Me." This lively rock 'n' roll tune offers a fun and relatable scenario of playful social frustration, making it an engaging way to explore English idioms related to social interactions and expressing desires. Its simple, repetitive phrases and clear narrative provide an excellent opportunity to pick up conversational English and understand expressions of longing and rejection in a lighthearted context. Plus, its historical significance as one of the first videos ever played on MTV adds another layer of cool to this classic!
[English]
All the night she dressed to killFish net tights with red high heels
All the boys say she's cold as ice
I won't sleep until I'm satisfied
Keep on watchin' her across the room
Waitin' for the band to play a faster tune
I want her number but I'm scared to ask.
I want to dance and I want her ass!
Why the fuck is she ignoring me?
I don't know what's wrong with me
Dance with me,
she won't dance with me
Why won't she dance with me?
She won't dance with me
Dance, dance, dance, dance with me
Why won't she dance with me?
Come on, dance with me
Dance, dance, dance, dance with me
Here she comes floatin' down the street
Synthesized eyes wearin' cellophane jeans
Practicin' the art of sexuality
My tongue gets tied when I try to speak
Got a hard on, honey, that hurts like hell
If I don't ask her somebody else will
Dance with me,
(don't wanna dance with you)
Why won't you dance with me?
(Why should I dance with you?)
Why won't you dance with me?
(Why should I dance with you?)
Dance, dance, dance, please dance with me, baby
(I won't dance with you)
I'm begging ya!
(I won't dance with you)
(I won't dance with you)
(Why should I dance with you?)
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