The Tea Dance
Written: ????
Released: 2005 on 'Mr Jeays'
Welcome to the tea dance
Old debutants getting up on their toes
Darjeeling
and romance
Between potted plants and yesterday's dynamos
In the tea rooms
the men and women of industry
Dancing from dusk till dawn
In the old days
when the first teenager was born
Everyone just stay cool
You're not here
to play the fool
They said
But instead
While we slept they tripped the
Light Fantastic
They told us to be strong
It wouldn't last for
long
Soon you'll be twenty one
Then you can join us
And while manhood's
approaching
You'll want to look provoking
Why not take up smoking
They
said we'd look cool but we just got cancer
Welcome to the tea dance
Old debutants getting up on their toes
Darjeeling and
romance
Between potted plants and yesterday's Romeos
In the tea rooms the
men and women of politics
Dancing from dusk till dawn
In the old days when
the anti war march was born
Everyone just stay calm
We'll keep you safe
from harm
They said
But instead
While we slept they danced the military
two step
They told us to be strong
It wouldn't last for long
Put your
sunglasses on
Wait for the big one
With the bomb there's no more
doubting
No more screaming no more shouting
Just one great big family
outing
They said we'd be safe but we just got cancer
Welcome to the
tea dance
Old debutants getting up on their toes
Darjeeling and
romance
Between potted plants and yesterday's gigalos
In the tea rooms the
men and women of royalty
Dancing from dusk till dawn
In the old days when
the summer of love was born
Everyone keep your head
Wait for your marriage
bed
They said
But instead
While we slept they danced while swapping
partners
They told us to be strong
It wouldn't last for long
The urge
will soon be gone
When you're married
And lone mothers are so taboo
But
don't try to lose it will you
Or Pro Life will try to kill you
But who
needs them while we've still got cancer
Welcome to the tea dance
Now
it's our turn to get up on our toes
Darjeeling and romance
Between potted
plants and seventies curios
Now in the tea rooms we're the people of?
yesterday
Dancing from dusk till dawn
We talk of old days when
our rebellious streak was
born
But these days there's nothing left
You
can rebel against
Right
Your future's bright
Now you've got alcopops
and Britney Spears
© Philip Jeays ????