Lyrics

Went to a dance back in fifty four,
I walked up and through that open door.
The gym was decked out in bunting and crepe,
This couldn't be the place I had tried to escape.
Balloons hanging up and signs without rules,
I marveled that the school I went could ever be cool.

I moved and stood off to the side of the room,
where all the boys were standing looking glum and doomed.
Tried a little punch, found it way too sweet,
Pretzels hard as bricks, cookies you couldn't eat.
Principal Smith behind the table there,
next to Suzy's mother with her wavy hair.

Slide all night, we're goin' to glide.
Tame that wave, we're goin' to fly.
Walk that line, we're goin' to shine.
Spin this way, we're goin’ to try.
We're goin' to lock our eyes, and stay outside,
We're goin' to slide all night, we're goin' to glide.

There was a band trying hard to play that new rock n roll.
Some girls were out on the floor, and they were doing a Stroll.
A nice tight suit and a thin blue tie,
I was looking mighty sharp, I was looking mighty fine.
Like all the boys, I was scared of the girls,
I knew that tonight everything was all right.

Across the floor I saw a girl I didn't know.
She had an angel’s halo and a golden glow.
A pink poodle skirt and a blond pony tail.
I had to take a deep breath, and I had to exhale.
She wore a white sweater and new saddle shoes,
And then she walked away and left me singing the blues.

Slide all night, we're goin' to glide.
Tame that wave, we're goin' to fly.
Walk that line, we're goin' to shine.
Spin this way, we're going to try.
We're goin' to lock our eyes, and stay outside,
We're goin' to slide all night, we're goin' to glide.

Slide all night, we're goin' to glide.
Tame that wave, we're goin' to fly.
Walk that line, we're goin' to shine.
Spin this way, we're going to try.
We're goin' to lock our eyes, and stay outside,
We're goin' to slide all night, we're goin' to glide.

We're goin' to lock our eyes, and stay outside,
We're goin' to slide all night, we're goin' to glide.

We're goin' to lock our eyes, and stay outside,
We're goin' to slide all night, we're goin' to glide.
We're goin' to lock our eyes, and stay outside,
We're goin' to slide all night, we're goin' to glide.