I Can’t Dance

By Genesis

On We Can’t Dance

Released on December 30, 1991

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[Verse 1]

Hot sun beatin' down

Burnin' my feet just walkin' around

Hot sun makin' me sweat

Gator's gettin' close, hasn't got me yet


[Chorus]

I can't dance, I can't talk

Only thing about me is the way I walk

I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standin' here sellin' everything


[Verse 2]

Blue jeans sittin' on the beach

Her dog's talkin' to me, but she's out of reach

Ooh, she's got a body under that shirt

But all she wants to do is rub my face in the dirt


[Chorus]

'Cause I can't dance, I can't talk

Only thing about me is the way I walk

I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standin' here sellin'


[Post-Chorus]

Oh, and checkin' everything is in place

You never know who's lookin' on


[Verse 3]

Young punk spillin' beer on my shoes

Fat guy's talkin' to me try to steal my blues

Thick smoke, see her smilin' through

I never thought so much could happen just shootin' pool


[Chorus]

But I can't dance, I can't talk

The only thing about me is the way I walk

I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standin' here sellin'


[Post-Chorus]

Oh, and checkin' everything is in place

You never know who's lookin' on

A perfect body with a perfect face, mhm


[Chorus]

No, I can't dance, I can't talk

The only thing about me is the way I walk

No, I can't dance, I can't sing

I'm just standin' here sellin' everything


[Outro]

But I can walk

No, I can't dance

No-no-no, I can't dance

No, I said I can't sing

But I can walk