Let's Dance
Midnight Romance: Dancing Away from Conformity
Lyrics
Three-quarter tank of gas is in your mother's car
Planning to use a car with three-quarters of gas that belongs to someone's mother.
And your sister doesn't want you hanging out with me
Avoiding association due to disapproval from someone's sister.
When you and I get lost baby we don't get far
Despite getting lost together, the relationship doesn't progress much.
We know the perfect place: make-out tranquility
Knowing a secluded spot for romantic activities.
They'll never suspect us going in this direction
Planning to move discreetly without being noticed.
And if they do we'll hide among the crowd
Prepared to blend into a crowd if necessary.
The blue, buzzing streetlights will be the perfect disguise
Using the streetlights as cover or camouflage.
And baby when we get out
Anticipating the outcome after leaving the hiding spot.
Let's dance in a parking lot
Suggesting dancing together in a parking lot.
Where no one's watching
Emphasizing privacy by choosing a place where nobody is observing.
Romance 'neath the midnight moon
Expressing romantic intentions under the night sky.
Won't be leaving soon
Implies no desire to leave the moment soon.
Street lamps light up the stage
Comparing the setting to a stage, highlighting the surroundings.
Then we'll get away from
Escaping the current situation or environment.
This circumstance, baby let's dance
Encouraging dancing as a way to escape or find solace.
Three-thirty in the morning is it really that late?
Noticing the late hour of the night.
You think you're gonna die if you don't get home soon
Feeling a sense of urgency to return home.
You say it's worth the risk for just this one little date
Willing to take risks for a brief moment together.
Dancing with the stars under the harvest moon
Enjoying a romantic moment under the moon.
We'll tango and cha-cha and then we'll salsa and samba
Planning to engage in various dance styles.
And baby there's no harm in that
Asserting that there's no harm in enjoying the moment.
And in the meantime its our time don't have to cross any state lines
Emphasizing the significance of the present moment without needing to travel far.
Just have to sneak across the welcome mat
Describing the need for secrecy or sneakiness to enjoy the moment.
Let's dance in a parking lot
Reiteration of the suggestion to dance in a parking lot.
Where no one's watching
Stressing privacy in the act of dancing.
Romance 'neath the midnight moon
Reiterating romantic intentions under the moonlight.
Won't be leaving soon
Emphasizing a desire to prolong the moment.
Street lamps light up the stage
Highlighting the surroundings again, emphasizing the setting.
Then we'll get away from
Expressing a desire to escape the current circumstances.
This circumstance, baby let's dance
Repetition of the invitation to dance as an escape.
Let's dance in a parking lot
Restating the proposal to dance in a private place.
Where no one's watching
Emphasizing the need for privacy while dancing.
Romance 'neath the midnight moon
Reiterating romantic intentions under the night sky.
Won't be leaving soon
Reiterating the desire to stay longer in the moment.
Street lamps light up the stage
Reiterating the significance of the surroundings.
Then we'll get away from
Expressing a desire to escape from the current situation.
This circumstance, baby let's dance
Repeating the proposal to dance as a means of escapism.
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