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Medley

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Medley

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Calling out around the world

Are you ready for a brand new beat

Summer's here and the time is right

For dancing in the streets

They're dancing in Chicago

And down in New Orleans

In New York City

All we need is music, sweet music

There'll be music everywhere

There'll be swingin', swayin' and records playin'

And dancing in the streets

It doesn't matter what you wear

Just as long as you are there

Come on now, every guy grab a girl

Everywhere around the world

There'll be dancing

And dancing in the streets

Oh yeah, there'll be dancing

Dancing in the streets

See the way he walks down the street

See the way he shuffles his feet

How he holds his head up high

When he goes walking by

He's my guy

When he holds my hand I'm so proud

'Cos he's not just one of the crowd

Why is he always the one

To do the things they've never done

And just because of that they say, hey

He's a rebel, and he'll never be any good

He's a rebel, 'cos he never, ever does what he should

Well just because he doesn't do what everybody else does

That's no reason why I can't give him all my love

He's always good to me, he always treats me tenderly

And he's not a rebel, no-no-no,

He's not a rebel, no-no-no, to me

I don't know what it is that makes me love you so

I only know I never want to let you go

'Cause you've started something

Oh, can't you see

That ever since we met

You've had a hold on me

It happens to be true

I only want to be with you

Oh, you stopped and smiled at me

And asked if I'd care to dance

I fell into your open arms

And I didn't stand a chance

Now hear me tell it

I just want to be beside you everywhere

As long as we're together, honey, I don't care

'Cause you've started something

Oh, can't you see

That ever since we met

You've had a hold on me

No matter what you do

I only want to be with you

I said no matter, no matter what you do

I only want to be with you

Set me free, why don't you babe

Get out my life, why don't you baby

'Cause you don't really love me

You just keep me hangin' on

No, you don't really want me

You just keep me hangin on

Why do you keep a-coming around

And playing with my heart

Why don't you get out of my life

And let me make a new start

And let me get over you

The way you've gotten over me, hey-hey

Set me free, why don't you babe

Let me babe, why don't you baby

'Cause you don't really love me

You just keep me hangin' on

Now you don't really need me

You just keep me hangin' on

You say that since we broke up

You still wanna be just friends

But how can we still be friends

When seeing you only breaks my heart again

And there ain't nothing I can do about it

Whoa, (set me free, why don't you babe)

Whoa (Get out my life, why don't you babe)

Set me free, why don't you babe

Get out of my life, why don't you baby

You say you still care for me

But your heart and soul need to be free

Now that you've got your freedom

You wanna still hold onto me

You don't want me for yourself

So let me find somebody else, hey, hey

Why don't you be a man about it

And set me free

You don't care a thing about me

You're just using me

Come on, come on, get out of my life

And let me sleep at night

You just keep me hanging on

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