Standing in the doorway of my empty childhood room

Wearing a shirt I've had since I was seventeen

I can see her curly hair and posters on the wall

And when I check the mirror, I see her in me.

Always late and always loud

Couldn't seem to figure out a way

To be enough for them to notice

Second choice and second best

Couldn't say the things she meant

Or find the missing pieces that were broken.

But she could dance, dance, dance

Even when it's raining

When the sky was falling down

Yeah, she could dance, dance, dance

With no music playing

Like nobody's watching now

She could dance

She could dance.

I've seen bathrooms bigger than my old fourth floor apartment

Where I lived the year that I dropped out of school

Seven dollar coffees and the romance of the city

Where you think you won't get hurt until you do.

Always tall and always proud

Couldn't seem to figure out a way

To keep the ones she loved from leaving

Little drunk, a little numb

Couldn't sleep without the hum of taxi cabs

To drown what she was feeling.

But she could dance, dance, dance

Even when it's raining

When the sky was falling down

Yeah, she could dance, dance, dance

With no music playing

Like nobody's watching now

She could dance

She could dance

She could dance

She could dance.

Couple records come and gone

Never thought it'd take this long

Sometimes I wonder who the hell I'm foolin'

Got no trophies on the shelf

Record deal went straight to hell

I swear to god I don't know what I'm doing.

But she can dance, dance, dance

Even when it's raining

When the sky is falling down

Yeah, she can dance, dance, dance

With no music playing

Like nobody's watching now

Yeah, she can dance

She can dance

Oh, she can dance

She can dance (when the sky is falling down)

Yeah, she can dance.