Johnny Darlin - Dancin' Thru the City (Demo) Lyrics

Your stepmom drives you to school, but you've got nothing to talk about
So you hop on the bus, now you've got something to complain about
They call you a faggot every day, a word you can't defend
You'd try to tell them it's not your way, but your voice just does you in

Give it some time, boy, you will see
This is not the end
Give it a year, or maybe five
It won't be more than ten

Til you're dancing through the city like a big-time motherf*cker
Just dancing through the city like a big-time motherf*cker
Your granny, she may not approve
It don't mean you don't love her
You're just dancing through the city like a big-time motherf*cker

Little girl, would you prefer a different pronoun
Don't worry, I won't tell your mother now
The restroom mirror in your church
Shows the monster your preacher's been preachin' bout
But look even harder and you will find
Such a Noble man tryna come out

Just give it some time boy, you will see
This is not the end
You'll get a new birthday you'll share with me
You'll start over again

Dancing through the city like a big-time motherf*cker
You're just dancing through the city like a big-time motherf*cker
Your auntie, she may scoff at you
But you just see her in the summer
Cause you're dancing through the city like a big-time motherf*cker

And when all this time alone feels like a waste
You may be free, but your bed has one big empty space
I hear that's when you know
That you've gotten to know yourself
You'll put yourself out there

You'll be dancing through the city with a big-time motherf*cker
You'll be dancing through the city with a big-time motherf*cker
You'll look in their eyes and you will find it was worth the while
Cause you're dancing through the city with a big-time motherf*cker
You're dancing through the city with a big-time motherf*cker