I Came To Dance Lyrics - Hanging Tough - Nils Lofgren

[Verse 1] 

Well, my manager kept tellin' me 

If I wanna be great 

I'd better wise up 

And play my songs straight 

I said, "Hey fool, 

In order to survive 

I gotta be my dirty self 

I won't play no jive!" 

[Verse 2] 

He told me he'd quit 

I said, "Don't jump to conclusions! 

Maybe bein' staight ain't the right solution. 

I'm not Bob Dylan, 

But I never miss a beat. 

I ain't no philosopher. 

I dance in the street" 

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[CHORUS] 

Well, I came to dance 

Yes, I came to dance 

It's a rhythm romance 

I'm havin' with my shoes 

I've got nothin' to lose 

(Whispered: I came to dance) 

(guitar solo) 

[Repeat CHORUS] 

Woo! 

(Whispered by backup singers) 

I came to dance 

I came to dance 

I came to dance 

I came to dance 

Photos 

I took the matter up 

With a few million friends of mine 

The supreme court of rock and roll 

Is doing just fine 

Demanding a speech 

They poured me a drink 

I play guitar all night and day 

Just don't ask me to think 

I came to dance (I came to dance) 

Oh, it's a rhythm romance (I came to dance) 

I came to dance 

Oh, I've got a story 

(Repeat Verse 1 - Spoken, not sung) 

(replace "play my songs straight" with "sing my songs straight" 

I came to dance 

Yeah, I came to dance 

[Repeat CHORUS w/ slight variations to fade]