Zero Effect

One Dance

Zero Effect


Because I love you 
I get tongue tied around you 
I never say smart stuff around you 
I never say anything around you 
That makes you want to be with me 
So, because I love you 
I will never be with you 
There's plenty other people 
Who I always find the words for 
That I have the sweet gift of gab for 
That I'm magical and good for 
Who because I do not love them 
Always want to be with me 
Everything I say is true 
So there's nothing we can do 
Then what the hell I'll say to you 
Let me have one dance with you 
I recognize the look 
In my eyes when I see you 
It's the look of one who loves you 
Who wants nothing except to be with you 
It is not the look that often 
Gets returned in kind 
Same old tales ain't nothing new 
What the hell's a soul to do 
But maybe you can help me through 
Giving me one dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you.. 
Why do all the rules I make 
'bout how to act around other people 
Like don't write them private notes 
Trying to explain your foolish actions 
Like not hanging around 
For hours after it's obvious 
That your presence ain't desired 
Like names are not important 
So if someone forgets your name 
They're forgetting something intangible 
That has nothing to do with you 
So it's stupid to feel bad 
If someone forgets your name 
Why do all the rules I make 
'bout how to act around other people 
Always fall by the wayside 
When I get around you 
There ain't no more carrot stew 
That old sky ain't never blue 
That's a lie but this is true 
All I want's one dance with you 
My bed's unmade. My stuff's askew 
I ain't heard the dumbest clue 
I just want to squeeze on through 
By getting one more dance with you 
Stick it while there's still some glue 
Move that stuff while there's a crew 
Before I stumble someplace new 
Let me have one dance with you 
Let me have one dance with you 
Let me have one dance with you.. 
Woody Guthrie carves a sign into his guitar 
"This machine kills fascists" 
Ani Difranco says "Every tool is a weapon if you hold it right" 
I say "Here's a monkey wrench. Bop me on the head long enough , maybe 
I'll wake up for a second" 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
Dance with you....dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you 
One dance with you