Dance With a Stranger

Left, right, front, side, find somebody new And then take them by the hand and say you understand Look around the room Find someone's eyes that are new to you Might be a child's or a grandfather's Anyone will do Go say, "Hello, how do you do?" Listen to their answer, commiserate Say, "I feel that way sometimes too" And, "Would you like to dance?" And if they say, "No," that's okay But if they say, "Yes," take their hand Lead them out on the dance floor Listen to the music play Open up your whole heart And dance, dance with a stranger 'Til they're not a stranger anymore You just dance, dance with a stranger 'Til they're not a stranger, not a stranger anymore Left, right, front, side, find somebody new And then take them by the hand and say you understand Look around the room There are so many people here like you People who came here to be together And dance it all away Who wanna be good and love one another And have big dreams or hard times And like to dance Look around the room Find somebody you've never seen before And lead them out to the dance floor And dance, dance with a stranger 'Til they're not a stranger anymore You just dance, dance with a stranger 'Til they're not a stranger, not a stranger anymore Ooh, ooh Left, right, front, side, find somebody new And then take them by the hand and say you understand Oh, dance, dance with a stranger 'Til they're not a stranger anymore You just dance, dance with a stranger 'Til they're not a stranger, not a stranger anymore Left, right, front, side, find somebody new (ooh, yeah) And then take them by the hand (oh, yeah) And say you understand Oh, left, right, front, side (mm), find somebody new And then take them by the hand (not a stranger) And say you understand Left, right, front, side Find somebody new And then take them by the hand And say you understand