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Everybody Loves to Dance

from Ready For Anything by Marjorie Halloran

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Sitting alone in the corner of the room, watching the others pass by,
They move to the rhythm with grace and precision, she watches with tear-filled eyes,
They think they're cool, but she knows they're fools, if she decides to give it a try,
The room spins and spins, everything's a blur,
Everybody loves to dance, except for her.

When she was younger, she sometimes would wonder what it was like to grow up,
To feel satisfaction that comes with attraction, the "good things" they always speak of.
To her amazement, she found that her days spent mooning over some Hollywood star
Could never predict what would occur,
Everybody loves to dance, except for her.

All these terrible bands, sticky floors, sweaty hands, and the music that's much too loud,
One friend is good, two if you're in the mood, but anything more is a crowd.
It's not like she planned it, to be so demanding, her business is only her own.
All the kids do it, so what's the harm to it?
Everybody loves to dance, except for her.

"Look at what you're miss-ing!" They shout,
"You'll never get anywhere 'til you figure it out."
Despite her insistence night and day, no one believes that she's honestly okay this way.

The years pass by, and she heaves a heavy sigh, and marvels how everything's changed.
She remarks with amusement (though there's been improvement), she still feels so strange.
By now, she's used to the things she must do so nobody'd ever complain,
She'll always feel odd behind her façade.
Everybody loves to dance, except for her.

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from Ready For Anything, released August 3, 2015

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Marjorie Halloran Austin, Texas

Marjorie Halloran is a San Francisco Bay Area-based composer, singer, and songwriter.

She is the co-founder of the chorus at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, VT, where she received her MFA in composition with an emphasis in songwriting. ... more

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