© Leonie Wheeler & Stuart Seymour 2016
Background:
This song was inspired by a conversation I overheard when someone was saying that she lived two doors down from the dance hall. I just loved the line as it brought back memories of my parents, aunties and uncles at the Saturday night dance at the RSL hall. I wrote the song in my lunch break and by later that afternoon, the lyrics of Dance Night were written. I gave the lyrics to Stuart who encapsulated it in this delightful waltz. I can ‘see’ the video, that I would love to produce one day, and in it is a small country band playing in an old time dance hall, with Andre Rieu playing the fiddle. Yes, I can dream!
Lyrics:
I lived two doors down from the dance hall
And though I was just a child
I remember those days like they were yesterday
As I watched from the window outside
I think they knew I was there
They did not seem to care
Entranced by the beauty
I stood all alone as romance hung in the air
Chorus:
They danced to the waltz as the band softly played
There was magic in the air as they glided and swayed
No matter what the week would bring
Holding each other so tight
They’d fall in love all over again
Each time it was dance night.
Those nights at the dance hall are a lifetime away
Sweet memories live on in my heart
Of music the band used to play
I remember it all as they danced through the hall
Holding each other so tight
The waltz brought them together again
Each time it was dance night
Chorus
Repeat Chorus