Charted: 1983 Peaked at #6 Arista -- 1054 From the album "State Of Confusion" B-Side "Noise"
They put a parking lot on the piece of land Where the supermarket used to stand Before that, they put up a bowling alley On the site that used to be the local palais That's where the big band used to come and play My sister went there on a Saturday
Come dancing All her boyfriends used to come and call Why not come dancing It's only natural
Another Saturday, another date She would be ready, but, she'd always make them wait In the hallway in anticipation He didn't know the night would end up in frustration He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek
Come dancing That's how they did it when I was just a kid And when they said come dancing My sister always did
My sister should have come in at midnight And my mom would always sit up and wait It always used to end up in a big row When my sister used to get home late
Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight Two silhouettes saying goodnight By the garden gate
The day they knocked down the palais My sister stood and cried The day they knocked down the palais Part of my childhood died, just died
Now, I'm grown up and playing in a band And there's a car park where the palais used to stand My sister's married and she lives on an estate Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait She knows they get away with things she never could But, if I asked her, I wonder if she would
Come dancing Come on sister Have yourself a ball Don't be afraid to come dancing It's only natural
Come dancing Just like the palais on a Saturday And all her friends will come dancing Where the big band used to play