Come Dancing Lyrics - Good Riddance

They put a parking lot on a piece of land 

When the supermarket used to stand 

Before that they put up a bowling alley 

On the site that used to be the local palace 

That's where the big bands used to come and play 

My sister went there on a Saturday 

Come dancing, all her boyfriends used to come and call 

Why not come dancing, it's only natural? 

Another Saturday, another date 

She would be ready but she's always make them wait 

In the hallway, in anticipation 

He didn't know the night would end up in frustration 

He'd end up blowing all his wages for the week 

All for a cuddle and a peck on the cheek 

Come dancing, that's how they did it when I was just a kid 

And when they said come dancing, my sister always did 

My sister should have come in a midnight 

And my mom would always sit up and wait 

It always ended up in a big row 

When my sister used to get home late 

Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight 

Two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate 

The day they knocked down the palace 

My sister stood and cried 

The day they knocked down the palace 

Part of my childhood died, just died 

Now I'm grown up and playing in a band 

And there's a car park where the palace used to stand 

My sister's married and she lives on an estate 

Her daughters go out, now it's her turn to wait 

She knows they get away with things she never could 

But if I asked her I wonder if she would 

Come dancing come on sister, have yourself a ball 

Don't be afraid to come dancing, it's only natural 

Come dancing, just like the palace on a Saturday 

And all her friends will come dancing 

Where the big bands used to play