Oh-oh-oohAnd we danced anyway (oh-oh, we were laughing)Oh-oh, we danced anyway (oh-oh, we were dancing)(Oh-oh)
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The song explores the theme of and the desire to recapture a moment of pure freedom. It uses the memory of dancing in a foreign place—where the couple focused on their connection rather than the literal meaning of the words—as a catalyst to try and "come back around" to that feeling in their current relationship. Oh-oh-oohAnd we danced anyway (oh-oh
And the band play songs that we had never heardBut we danced anywayWe never understood the wordsWe just sang ohLa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-laAnd we danced anyway we were laughing)Oh-oh
And the band play songs that we had never heardBut we danced anywayWe never understood the wordsWe just sang ohLa-la-la-la-la-la-laAnd we danced anyway
Well, they say you can't go backBut baby, I don't believe thatCome along with me, come on and dance with meWell, maybe if I hold you close, baby, we could just let goOff these things that tie us down, we'll come back around You remember we were laughingWe were so in love, so in love