Dancing In The Moonlight

Original Lyrics

When I passed you in the doorway
You took me with a glance
Should have took that last bus home
But I asked you for a dance
Now we were steady to the pictures
I always get chocolate stains on my pants
Father says “he’s going crazy”
Says I’m livin’ in a trance,
Dancing in the moonlight
It’s caught me in it’s spotlight,
It’s alright, it’s alright, the moonlight
This long, hot summer night
It’s three o’clock in the morning, I’m on the streets again
Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten
Now I stay out ’till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends
It’s a habit worth forming, It’s a means to justify the end
Dancing in the moonlight
It’s caught me in it’s spotlight,
It’s alright, it’s alright, the moonlight
This long, hot summer night
I’m walking home
Last bus is long gone

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4:08 
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Cover of Thin Lizzy.

Lyrics: live 1993/07/04

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone

Version Information

Time:
4:09 

Lyrics: live 1993/06/29

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone

Lyrics: live 1993/07/04

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone

Version Information

Time:
4:09 

Lyrics: live 1994/08/27

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone

Lyrics: live 1994/08/05

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone

Lyrics: live 1994/04/02

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone

Lyrics: live 1993/07/23

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone

Lyrics: live 1993/06/30

When I passed you in the doorway

You took me with a glance

Should have took that last bus home

But I asked you for a dance

Now we were steady to the pictures

I always get chocolate stains on my pants

Father says "he's going crazy"

Says I'm livin' in a trance,

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning, I'm on the streets again

Disobeyed another warning, Shoulda been home by ten

Now I stay out 'till Sunday, I have to say I stayed with friends

It's a habit worth forming, It's a means to justify the end

Dancing in the moonlight

It's caught me in it's spotlight,

It's alright, it's alright, the moonlight

This long, hot summer night

I'm walking home

Last bus is long gone