DanceBill - Open Mike Eagle

If I could afford it

Me and you would dance all the time

If I could afford it

Me and you would dance all the time

But somebody’s gonna check my piss

And I don’t want a background check

Not for a place like this

My legs are at a standstill

‘Cause I really can’t afford to pay my dance bill

They had one price written on the handbill

And then they drop these other charges like an anvil

My income bracket only parties at the landfills

I can’t afford to pay the cover to an anthill

Can’t pay my dance bill

I can’t afford the street car

And my coverage area is only three bars

There’s only three bars that means no reception

I can’t afford to make a better love connection

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Back in my college days

I was foolish with my money in a lot of ways

I was dancing in McDonald’s on the holidays

Getting barbecue sauce on my Wallabees

Treating ladies to grilled chicken, extra Hollandaise

Now I don’t wanna pay to dance ‘cause I’m older now

And I don’t have twelve dollars for a Löwenbräu

I’d rather cop a six of Rolling Rock and go to town

I’ll just stay home for now

(you know it’s just… just economics

It’s just mathematics

You can’t be mad at the numbers, I mean

You know, you have to compare

It’s like a thousand dollars for a drink versus uh, two dollars)

I try to pay it on time

But the automated system’s always offline

Wasting my talk time

Now I’m in this long line

Took a number waiting for the place to call mine

I’ve been here all night

They told me «shake your money maker»

That shit costs money too

They told me «shake your money maker»

That shit costs money too

They told me «shake your money maker»

That shit costs money too

They told me «shake your money maker»

That shit costs money too

If I could afford it

Me and you would dance all the time

But somebody’s gonna to check my piss

And I don’t want a background check

Not for a place like this

Not for a place like this