When the seagulls sit on the goal post And the weather's cold You look so old when you smoke And then at dark Our life warms up And rings of smoke start dancing, dancing Oh oh oh oh The past is our only mistake Oh oh oh oh So dance now before its too late So you drink something to forget about your mum And there's a need to look older Cos she treats us this young But through her guidance We'll be all older and done Then you can start dancing, dancing Oh oh oh oh The past is our only mistake Oh oh oh oh So dance now before it's too late Well you walk me down to the hall You're cart-wheeling too fast And it's making me fall But my legs are the chains to the floor Now that you've stopped me dancing, dancing Oh oh oh oh The past is our only mistake Oh you wait for me to say no, no I can live mine it's yours that i hate