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 the rings of smoke start dancing dancing Oh, Oh the past is our only mistake Oh, Oh, so let's dance now before it's too late So you drink something to forget about your mum and there's a need to look older Cos she treats us the same 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, so dance now before it's too late When you walk me down to the hall your cartwheeling too fast and it's making me fall but my legs are the chains on the floor that's when you start dancing dancing oh, oh, oh, the past is our only mistake, Oh, so lets dance now before it's too late oh, you wait for me to say no Oh, I can't live with mine when it's yours that I hate