The Mountain Goats — Dance Music

[Verse 1] Alright, I'm on Johnson Avenue in San Luis Obispo And I'm five years old, or six, maybe And indications that there's something wrong with our new house Trip down the wire twice daily [Verse 2] I'm in the living room watching the Watergate hearings While my stepfather yells at my mother Launches a glass across the room, straight at her head And I dash upstairs to take cover [Verse 3] Lean in close to my little record player on the floor So this is what the volume knob's for [Hook] I listen to dance music Dance music [Verse 4] Okay, so look, I'm 17 years old And you're the last best thing I've got going But then the special secret sickness starts to eat through you What am I supposed to do? No way of knowing [Verse 5] So I follow you down your twisting alleyways Find a few cul-de-sacs of my own There's only one place this road ever ends up And I don't want to die alone [Verse 6] Let me down, let me down, let me down gently When the police come to get me [Hook] I'm listening to dance music Dance music