Its no shot in the dark   And no trick of a lights   You tease me, adore me   Talkin' dirty, sitting pretty   You lay me down and anoint my wounds   Dust up, bust up   Lets get down to the nitty-gritty      You call on favors promised and sworn   Changing names and changing places   The blade digs deep   And the cut begins to sting      There's more to this than reason   Or the old familiar River Man Rhyme   Take me shame me lead me   To the floor in hey lets swing      And the dance goes on   And the dance goes on and on   And the dance goes on   And the dance goes on and on and on and on      We're going up in flames   We're burning up in a blaze of glory   Don't put fire into the hands   The weak and faint, the weak and frail      Dripping the life fantastic   Let's celebrate our great escape   For goodness sake, its all the same   The sinner and saint, heaven and hell      And the dance goes on   And the dance goes on and on   And the dance goes on   And the dance goes on and on and on and on      We're going up in flames   We're burning up in a blaze of glory   Don't put fire into the hands   The weak and faint, the weak and frail      Dripping the life fantastic   Let's celebrate our great escape   For goodness sake, its all the same   The sinner and saint, heaven and hell      And the dance goes on   And the dance goes on and on   And the dance goes on   And the dance goes on and on and on and on