That wooden gym floor with the lights down low Hey wallflower boy in the back Wait for the DJ to play something slow Walk up to that girl and ask Ask her to dance Go on and spin her around the room And hold her close, hold her as close as she'll let you Ask her to fly Go on and take her by the hand And don't let her go Cause you'll never know When the song's gonna end Look at the chance Ask her to dance Kitchen fan spinning over checkerboard tiles And dinner cooking on the stove Yeah, there ain't nothing special, just a Tuesday night Don't waste a minute boy just go Ask her to dance Go on and spin her around the room And hold her close, hold her as close as she'll let you Ask her to fly Go on and take her by the hand And don't let her go Cause you'll never know When the song's gonna end Look at the chance Ask her to dance Ask her to dance In the middle of the rain In the middle of the fire In the middle of the day In the middle of the night Ask her to dance Go on and spin her around the room And hold her close, hold her as close as she'll let you Ask her to fly Go on and take her by the hand And don't let her go Cause you'll never know When the song's gonna end You look at the chance You look at the chance Ask her to dance Go on and spin her and spin her and spin her and spin her around