(S. Cahn, J. Van Heusen)
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[Recorded April 8, 1964, Los Angeles]
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A little voice, keeps talking to me from way down deep inside,
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What does this voice, keep saying to me? It says: "pass this affair and pass it wide."
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You may be a puzzle, but I like the way the parts fit.
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Still that little voice says: "Go get your track shoes -put them on and git."
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We could go the distance, and find us romance,
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I like your persistence, your style and your stance.
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There's only one problem, the tiniest problem, I like to lead when I dance.
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Your eyes do the speaking, they talk with each glance,
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My will-power's creaking, I might take a chance.
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And though you're the charmer who could bend my armor
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I like to lead when I dance.
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I like to steer the car whenever I drive, and hold the door ajar when we arrive.
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So if it's decided that this is romance, my sweet, I'll repeat in advance,
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I like to lead when I dance.
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[musical interlude]
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I like to lead when I dance.
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When Adam bit the fruit, as fashions were then
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He got that fig-leaf suit, for which. Amen.
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So if it's decided I'm wearing the pants, then Eve, I'd say we've got romance
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I like to lead, I set the speed, I like to lead when I dance.
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When I dance, when I dance, when I dance.
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I Like To Lead When I Dance
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Frank Sinatra |