"Come Dancing", by The Kinks (lyrics/chords)
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 dancin'
All her boyfriends used to come and call
Why not come dancin'?
It's only natural.
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 dancin',
That's how they did it when I was just a kid.
And when they said come dancin',
My sister always did.
My sister should have come in at 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 can see them in the moonlight,
Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate....)
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
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 dancin',
Come on sister, have yourself a ball
Don't be afraid to come dancin',
It's only natural.
Come dancin',
Just like the palais on a Saturday.
And all her friends would come dancin'
Where the big bands used to play.
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