Four Simple Words Lyrics - Frank Turner

Because we're all so very 

Twenty-first century 

You're probably listening to me 

On some kind of portable stereo 

Maybe you're sitting on the back of the bus 

Or it's running up your sleeve and you're across from your boss 

Or you're sitting in your bedroom on your own 

With the lights down low 

I'd like to teach you four simple words 

So the next time you come to a show 

You could sing those words back at me 

Like they're the only words that you know 

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I want to dance, I want to dance 

I want lust, and love, and a smattering of romance 

But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something 

Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance 

I want to dance 

Heigh ho heigh ho heigh ho! 

We're heading out to the punk rock show! 

Colleagues and friends condescend with a smile 

Yeah, but this is my culture, man, this is my home 

The dark huddled masses gather at the gate 

Yeah, the doors are at seven and the show starts at eight 

A few precious hours in a space of our own 

And when the band comes on, the only thing I really know 

I want to dance, I want to dance 

I want lust, and love, and a smattering of romance 

But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something 

Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance 

I want to dance 

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Yeah, is anybody else sick of the music that's churned out by lackluster scenesters from Shoreditch? 

Yeah, it's all sex, drugs and sins, like they're extras from Skins! 

But it's OK, cause they don't really mean it! 

I want bands who had to work for their keep 

Drove a thousand miles and played a show on no sleep 

Sleeping on the floor at a stranger's place 

Hungry just to do it all again the next day! 

I want to dance, I want to dance 

I want lust, and love, and a smattering of romance 

But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something 

Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance 

I want to dance 

So put your hands on your hips 

And bring your knees in tight 

Yeah, we do this shit together man 

No fists, no fights! 

We're not trying to save the world 

So people think like us 

We just want our own space to dance, man 

No favours, no fuss 

Yeah, on blood, sweat and vinyl we have built ourselves a house 

If the roof is on fire, then we're gonna put it out 

Forget about your bitching and remember that you're blessed 

Because punk is for the kids who never fit in with the rest 

Alright 

Somebody told me that music with guitars 

Was going out of fashion and I had to laugh 

This shit wasn't fashionable when I fell in love 

If the hipsters move on, why should I give a fuck? 

I wanna dance, I wanna dance 

I want me some lust, some love 

And a smattering of that old time romance 

But I'm no good at dancing, and yet I have to do something 

Tonight I'm gonna play it straight, I'm gonna take my chance 

Yeah, I want to dance 

I want to dance 

I want you and me both to join hands down at the front 

So the next time I see you, remember these words, oh 

We'll sing like the barricades are down 

And we'll dance like no one's around 

Singing four simple words