Dancing on an Explosion

i packed my suitcase
i caught a train
couldn't exactly say
i was feeling no pain
i was at my wit's end
turned upside down
wide awake in the sleeping car
Alabama bound 
i was dancing on an explosion
dancing on an explosion

was a town i passed
in north Kentucky
used to be some jobs there
now they're not so lucky
fellow on the street
he's outta work
thinking 'bout his girl
the moon and stars up above 
in a crazy swirl
he was dancing on an explosion
dancing on an explosion

but you gotta be light
light on your feet
ain't no telling what kind of dancing partner you'll meet
you might do the shimmy
you might do the twirl
or dance right off the edge of the world
off the edge of the world

was a woman in the dining car
she was feeling good
like anybody with a head fulla champagne
often would
didn't now she'd already lost her man 
   plus a false eyelash
whatever fire she got burning now
would only soon be ash
she was dancing on an explosion
dancing on an explosion

but you gotta be light ...

when we arrive at the station
will we find a friend
what is this thing called love
are we near the end
is Cupid's arrow misaimed?
can he even fly?
will love elude us
until the day we die?
are we just dancing on an explosion
dancing on an explosion



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