When she asked me to dance

I said, no no 'I have two left feet

And the she took my hand

whispered a song so sweet

And she said, 'Hold me

as close as you can

til my bodies on fire

It's just a vertical e pression

of horizontal desire

So we moved like water

bein' poured over polished steel

And really can't translate

the way she made me feel

And the music played on

and the mercury just went higher

It's just a vertical e pression

of horizontal desire

We did the samba, the mambo

The tango, the two step

while we romanced

when the music got fast

We just held to each

other and slow danced

Instrumental

I took nothing for granted

but I wished I could stay all night

And as we walked in to her place

she reached out to dim the light

She said, 'Dance with me darlin'

til the moon and the stars retire

It's just a vertical e pression

of horizontal desire

It's just a vertical e pression

of horizontal desire...