I went down to the Paradise Garage And took my place in line The cashier said "Are you alright?," I said "I'm feeling fine" I'm a stranger to Nirvana I don't box outside my weight But when I stepped out of the taxi I did not anticipate this feeling "Oh, excuse me, sir No, after you"
Baby's got a dream and she can boogie Daddy's got a groove that's coming clean Jemima's got a vision of a permanent position Me, I'm oiling up my dance machine And it goes like this And it goes like this And it goes like this And it goes like this
I'm from Plainsboro, New Jersey And I didn't bring a date I guess, I really wasn't sure If you'd be boogeying this late I can't think where I put my wallet Naive suburban fool You wouldn't think that I'd spent hours outside French-polishing my cool and feeling so strange
Baby's got a dream and she can boogie Daddy's got a groove that's coming clean Jemima's got a vision of a permanent position Me, I'm oiling up my dance machine And it goes like this And it goes like this And it goes like this And it goes like this
I really only stepped inside to vary my routine You see, I read about this discotheque in New York Magazine "Hey, Baby, What's your sign? Haven't we met before?" I really must suggest That we've achieved a rare rapport Hit the ceiling