Violent Femmes — I Danced

I danced before I had two feet Sang before I had a tongue I laughed before I had two eyes Loved before my heart was young I swam before I had two hands And held the distance in my toes Before I heard the stars I knew The wild compulsion of the rose I bore the fruits of many lies Before I came into this day I knew before my grave was made The worms eat only death away I danced before I had two feet