Nineteen fifty five,
Young man, feel so alive
Ballroom star
But the greatest honour, biggest prize,
Was the beauty of my partner’s eyes
Lovers hearts

Married soon, the night results
In an overwhelming bridal waltz
Tears of bliss
Together moving everywhere
So perfectly, our rhythm shared
Swinging hips

’64, rock ‘n’ roll
On the floor, allegro
With my wife
’71, world’s unsure
Marched off to the Vietnam war
Fight for life

For weeks at a time on the battlefront line
Only memories holding us near
I picture the scene where she gives up the dream
Cause a life without love turns to fear
Then the telegram comes after months on the run
Choreographic union unclear
With me in her arms
She’d never have been in harms way
I wish it was me who’d moved on

’79, ’86
Lost without her sweet kiss
Moving slow
’91, ’94
Music’s not the same no more
And I’m getting old

Enter the millennium
I try to find my legs again
It’s been so long
I met her at the RSL
The memories of my sweet girl
Stir so strong

She faced a similarity
In losing him while overseas
Widowed young
It’s clear we felt our hearts unite
As we danced with the band tonight
But is it wrong

That dancing with Dot reminds me a lot
Of the wife I once had now long gone
With me in her arms
Reminds her of charms of her man
I wish that we’d both just move on

Why can’t we both just move on
I wish that we’d both just move on
Why can’t we both just move on
I wish that we’d both just move on
Move on
Move on
Move on

Cause dancing with Dot reminds me a lot
Of the wife I once had now long gone
With me in her arms
Reminds her of charms of her man
I wish that we’d both just move on