Lyrics

Lyrics
we all had to sit down for a while
been dancing in stocking feet
charleston style

you can almost wear
right through the linoleum tile
but you've got to stop
and catch your breath

when you're dancing charleston style
you've got to sit one out once in a while

then I lit your cigarette
it was a lifetime ago now
when we met and we let love lead us here somehow
it was a lifetime ago now

now I sit by your bedside and I hold your hand
for brief moments you're awake and you know who I am
surely these are the last few hours and days
layers and layers of memories in a shifting haze
you coming into focus with that fearless open smile

dancing charleston style
who knew we'd one day walk down the aisle

then I lit your cigarette
it was a lifetime ago now
when we met and we let love lead us here somehow
it was a lifetime ago now