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Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill.
Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill
He jumped out the window cause he couldn't sit still.
 
Juliet was waiting with a safety net.
He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still
He said "Don't bury me cause I'm not dead yet".
 
Juliet was waiting with a safety net
 
He said "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet"
 
 
 
''Chorus:''
 
Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance
 
I wanna know about the mystery dance
 
Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried,
 
and I'm still mystified
 
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied
 


Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance.
I wanna know about the mystery dance.
Why don't you show me,
'cause I've tried and I've tried,
and I'm still mystified.
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied.


Well I remember when the lights went out
Well I remember when the lights went out
and I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt.
 
And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt
 
She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew,
She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew,
so both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it.


chorus
So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it
 
 
 
''(chorus)''
 
 


Well I was down under the covers in the middle of the night,
Well I was down under the covers in the middle of the night,
tryin' to discover my left foot from my right.
You can see those pictures in any magazine.
But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean.


chorus
Tryin' to discover my left foot from my right
 
You can see those pictures in any magazine
 
But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean
 
 
 
''(chorus)''
 
 
 
I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied ''(repeats)''

Revision as of 22:58, 5 May 2009

Romeo was restless, he was ready to kill

He jumped out the window 'cause he couldn't sit still

Juliet was waiting with a safety net

He said "Don't bury me 'cause I'm not dead yet"


Chorus:

Why don't you tell me 'bout the mystery dance

I wanna know about the mystery dance

Why don't you show me 'cause I've tried and I've tried,

and I'm still mystified

I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied


Well I remember when the lights went out

And I was tryin' to make it look like it was never in doubt

She thought that I knew, and I thought that she knew,

So both of us were willing, but we didn't know how to do it


(chorus)


Well I was down under the covers in the middle of the night,

Tryin' to discover my left foot from my right

You can see those pictures in any magazine

But what's the use of looking when you don't know what they mean


(chorus)


I can't do it anymore and I'm not satisfied (repeats)