Vertical Expression

When she asked me to dance I said, "I have two left feet." And the she took my hand and whispered a song so sweet And she said, "Hold me as close as you can 'til my bodies on fire." It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire So we moved like water bein' poured over polished steel And I really can't translate the way she made me feel And the music played on and the mercury just went higher It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire We did the samba, the mambo The tango, the two-step while we romanced And when the music got fast We just held to each other and slow danced --- Instrumental --- I took nothing for granted but I wished I could stay all night And as we walked in to her place she reached out to dim the light She said, "Dance with me darlin' 'til the moon and the stars retire." It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire...