Nils Lofgren - I Came To Dance lyrics

[Verse 1] Well, my manager kept tellin' me If I wanna be great I'd better wise up And play my songs straight I said, "Hey fool, In order to survive I gotta be my dirty self I won't play no jive!" [Verse 2] He told me he'd quit I said, "Don't jump to conclusions! Maybe bein' staight ain't the right solution. I'm not Bob Dylan, But I never miss a beat. I ain't no philosopher. I dance in the street" [CHORUS] Well, I came to dance Yes, I came to dance It's a rhythm romance I'm havin' with my shoes I've got nothin' to lose (Whispered: I came to dance) (guitar solo) [Repeat CHORUS] Woo! (Whispered by backup singers) I came to dance I came to dance I came to dance I came to dance I took the matter up With a few million friends of mine The supreme court of rock and roll Is doing just fine Demanding a speech They poured me a drink I play guitar all night and day Just don't ask me to think I came to dance (I came to dance) Oh, it's a rhythm romance (I came to dance) I came to dance Oh, I've got a story (Repeat Verse 1 - Spoken, not sung) (replace "play my songs straight" with "sing my songs straight" I came to dance Yeah, I came to dance [Repeat CHORUS w/ slight variations to fade]