ooh — yeah! horns cut, bass walks in, clap on the two — let's go.
subway lights flicker, 3 am, worn-out shoes,
rain on cab windows, the radio hums the blues.
kitchen floor at midnight, record spins our name,
bills on the table, but we lace up and claim the game.
when walls close in, we find the beat,
breathe in, step out, don't accept defeat.
a hush turns to a drum, our feet write the play,
tension climbs, then the groove breaks away.
we dance the storm away — feet on fire, hearts ok.
we dance the storm away — shake the night, break the chain.
we dance the storm away — feet on fire, hearts ok.
dance the storm away, we rise again.
boss says tomorrow, rent due by the week,
neon sign outside whispers truth we seek.
sax on the corner, kid's laugh in the rain,
we spin the broken moments into a sweet refrain.
when doubts get loud, we find the beat,
breathe slow, step bold, don't accept defeat.
syncopated heartbeat, stomp through the gray,
we build a bridge from the blues to the day.
we dance the storm away — feet on fire, hearts ok.
we dance the storm away — shake the night, break the chain.
we dance the storm away — feet on fire, hearts ok.
dance the storm away, we rise again. (call: ooh!)
(horns answer; hammond hums a warm, bluesy pad beneath)
horn: "woo!" lead: "call it out!" choir: "call it out!"
hammond cries, clavinet snaps, a soulful, blues-tinged sway,
call-and-response — "who'll hold us?" — "we hold each other all the way."
drop to bass — slap and heartbeat in the dark,
hands clap, a single snare, then the whole band sparks.
silence — then a shout: "get up!" — stomp, clap, and say,
we won't fold, we won't fade — we dance the storm away.
we dance the storm away — feet on fire, hearts okay (yeah!).
we dance the storm away — shake the night, break the chain.
we dance, we soar, we rise again — from subway light to neon rain.
we dance the storm away — soul on fire, come what may. (ad-libs: ooh, yeah, whoa)
through every challenge, we find our groove and stay,
horns ring, organ wails, raw ad-libs carry us away.
so when the world feels heavy and the night runs long,
put on that funky beat and keep dancing strong — dance strong.
