Mystery Dance
Elvis Costello

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Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill
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He jumped out the window cause he couldn't stand still
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Juliet was waiting with a safety net
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He said "Don't bury me cause I'm not dead yet."

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Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance
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I want to know about the mystery dance
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Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified
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I cannot do it anymore and I'm not satisfied

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I remember when the lights went out
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I was trying to make it look like I was never in doubt
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She thought that I knew and I thought that she
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Both of us was willing, but we didn't know how to do it

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Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance
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I want to know about the mystery dance
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Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified
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I cannot do it anymore and I'm not satisfied

BREAK ON VERSE

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I was standing in the covers in the middle of the night
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I couldn't discover my left foot from my right
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You can see those pictures in any magazine
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Whats the use of looking if you don't know what they mean?

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Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance
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I want to know about the mystery dance
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Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried and I'm still mystified
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I cannot do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
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I cannot do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
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I cannot do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
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I cannot do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
