Now I really should have known   That you'd show up sooner or later   Knowin' every Friday night   They always have your favorite band   Though someone new is with you at our table   Would it be too much for me to ask   To ask you not to dance      Chorus   Not tonight, not until    My hearts had some time to heal   Not right now 'til I'm gone   I won't be here all that long   And when I leave, you can stay   And just dance the night away   But 'til then, do you think that there's a chance   I could ask you not to dance      I saw you slip the leader of the band    A piece of paper    I knew what song they'd play   Before he took it from your hand   I was wonderin' if you'd do me one last favor   And if the answer's no I'll understand   Could I ask you not to dance      Chorus x2