Vertical expression (of horizontal desire) (video)

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1. When she asked me to dance I said, “No, no, I have two left feet.”
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 And then she took my hand, and whispered a song so sweet.
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 And she said, “Hold me as close as you can ‘til my body’ s on fire,
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 it’s just a vertical expression of horizontal desire.
 
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2. So we moved like water bein’ poured over polished steel,
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 and I really can’t translate the way she made me feel.
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 And the music played on and the mercury just went higher,
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 it’s just a vertical expression of horizontal desire. 
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 We did the samba, the mambo, the tango, 
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 the two-step while we romanced,
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 and when the music got fast, 
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 we just held to each other and slow danced. + instr. = verse 1
 
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3. I took nothing for granted, but I wished I could stay all night,
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 and as we walked into her place she reached out to dim the light.
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 She said, “Dance with me darlin’ ‘til the moon and the stars retire,
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 it’s just a vertical expression of horizontal desire. 
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 it’s just a vertical expression of horizontal desire. 
 

(orig. = capo 2nd) (Bellamy Brothers)