Alan Ladd - Vertical Expression Lyrics

When she asked me to dance I said no no I have two left feet
Then she took my hand and whispered a song so sweet
She said hold me as close as you can 'till my bodies on fire
It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire

So we move like water being poured over polished steel
And I really can't translate the way she made me feel
And the music played on and the mercury just went higher
It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire

We did the samba, the mambo, the tango, the two step while we romanced
And when the music got fast we just held to each other and slow danced

I took nothing for granted, but I wished I could stay all night
And as we walked into her place, she reached out to dim the light
She said dance with me darling 'till the moon and the stars retire
It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire
It's just a vertical expression of horizontal desire