Lyrics to
Save The Last Dance For Me

This version of Save The Last Dance For Me was released by Emmylou Harris in 1979.

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You can dance
Every dance with the girl who gives you the eye
Let her hold you tight
You can smile
Every smile for the girl who’d like to treat you right
‘Neath the pale moonlight
But don’t forget who’s takin’ you home
And in who’s arms you’re gonna be
Oh, darlin’ save the last dance for me
Oh I know
That the music’s fine like sparklin’ wine
Go and have your fun
Dance and sing
But while we’re apart don’t give your heart to anyone
And don’t forget who’s takin’ you home
And in who’s arms you’re gonna be
Oh, darlin’, save the last dance for me

You can dance
Go and carry on till the night is gone
And it’s time to go
If she asks
If you’re all alone, can she take you home
You must tell her no

And don’t forget who’s takin’ you home
And in who’s arms you’re gonna be
Oh, darlin’, save the last dance for me
And don’t forget who’s takin’ you home
And in who’s arms you’re gonna be
Oh, darlin’, save the last dance for me

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About Lyrics and Save The Last Dance For Me by Emmylou Harris

When you decide to study the lyrics to Save The Last Dance For Me, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1979 song by Emmylou Harris. Some of the lyrics to Save The Last Dance For Me have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Emmylou Harris and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Save The Last Dance For Me if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Save The Last Dance For Me" means the words set to the music of Save The Last Dance For Me, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Emmylou Harris. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Save The Last Dance For Me and the lyrics to Save The Last Dance For Me are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Emmylou Harris who came here looking just for the lyrics to Save The Last Dance For Me, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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