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2014 re-recording of a single from 2010. Recorded in Austin, Texas. Engineer: Casey Cheek. Written by Kim Simpson in 1994. Mad Duke Music (BMI).

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Dancing Song

Shake my hand, friends
I’ve finally learned to dance
I took a crash course
Loosened up my stubborn stance
I’m no longer bashful
Not self-conscious like before
Hell, I’m not the only one who doesn’t know
How he looks out on the floor

Find a partner, join the ball
There’s no use waiting for the sky to fall
There’s no use sitting up against the wall
When the music starts to play

I can count the two step
But I’m much too slow to swing
Sometimes I hold on too tight
Lose my step if I try to sing
And I just can’t drink
Cause I really gotta think about every move I make
It’s a two part thing, it’s a give and take
And impossible to fake

Find a partner, join the ball
There’s no use waiting for the sky to fall
There’s no use sitting up against the wall
When the music starts to play

So if you don’t dance,
Well my friend, you’d better start
Cause I heard you just might lose
The key to your lovers heart
Cause when I told my dad what I learned to do
He said, “Son, what a good, good call
If I never did the same thing long ago
You might have been born at all”

Find a partner, join the ball
There’s no use waiting for the sky to fall
There’s no use sitting up against the wall
When the music starts to play

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from Songs and Sightings 1992​-​2014, track released June 1, 2016

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Kim Simpson is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, author and radio host who lives in Austin, Texas.

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