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Open Mike Eagle – Dancebill Lyrics

Hip Hop/Rap

If I could afford it
Me and you would dance all the time
If I could afford it
Me and you would dance all the time
But somebody's gonna check my piss
And I don't want a background check
Not for a place like this

My legs are at a standstill
Cause I really can't afford to pay my dance bill
They had one price written on the handbill
And then they drop these other charges like an anvil
My income bracket only parties at the landfills
I can't afford to pay the cover to an anthill
Can't pay my dance bill
I can't afford a streetcar
And my coverage area is only three bars
There's only three bars, that means no reception
I can't afford to make a better luck connection
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Back in my college days
I was foolish with my money in a lot of ways
I was dancing in McDonald's on the holidays
Getting barbecue sauce on my Wallabees
Treating ladies to grilled chicken, extra hollandaise
Now I don't wanna pay to dance cause I'm older now
And I don't have twelve dollars for a Löwenbräu
I'd rather cop a six of Rolling Rock and go to town
Or just stay home for now

You know, it's just, it's just economics
It's just mathematics
You can't be mad at the numbers
I mean, you know, you have to compare
It's like, uh, a thousand dollars for a drink versus, uh, two dollars

I try to pay it on time
But the automated system's always offline
Wasting my talk time, now I'm in this long line
Took a number waiting for the place to call mine
I've been here all night

They told me shake your money maker, that shit costs money too
They told me shake your money maker, that shit costs money too
They told me shake your money maker, that shit costs money too
They told me shake your money maker, that shit costs money too

If I could afford it
Me and you would dance all the time
If I could afford it
Me and you would dance all the time
But somebody's gonna check my piss
And I don't want a background check
Not for a place like this
Not for a place like this

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