Don Henley

Released: November 19, 1984

Songwriter: Danny Kortchmar

Producer: Don Henley Danny Kortchmar Greg Ladanyi

They're pickin' up the prisoners
And putting 'em in a pen
And all she wants to do is dance, dance

Rebels been rebels
Since I don't know when
And all she wants to do is dance

Molotov cocktail, the local drink
And all she wants to do is dance, dance

They mix 'em up right
In the kitchen sink
And all she wants to do is dance

Crazy people walkin' round
With blood in their eyes
And all she wants to do is dance, dance, dance

Wild-eyed pistol-wavers
Who ain't afraid to die
And all she wants to do is

All she wants to do is dance
And make romance
She can't feel the heat
Comin off the street
She wants to party
She wants to get down
All she wants to do is
All she wants to do is dance

Well the government bugged the men's room
In the local disco lounge
And all she wants to do is dance, dance

To keep the boys from sellin'
All the weapons they could scrounge
And all she wants to do is dance

But that don't keep the boys
From makin' a buck or two
And all she wants to do is dance, dance

They still can sell the army
All the drugs that they can do
And all she wants to do is

All she wants to do is dance
And make romance

Well, we barely made the airport
For the last plane out
As we taxied down the runway
I could hear the people shout
They said, "Don't come back here, Yankee"
But if I ever do
I'll bring more money

'Cause all she wants to do is dance
And make romance
Never mind the heat
Comin' off the street
She wants to party
She wants to get down
All she wants to do is
All she wants to do is dance
And make romance
All she wants to do is dance

Don Henley (22 July 1947 -) is an American singer-songwriter and producer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles and as a solo artist. Henley was the drummer and a lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up, and from 1994–present. He’s enjoyed the same success in his solo career, with five studio albums.

Henley is also well known for his political and social positions, and his philanthropy. He founded the Walden Woods Project to help protect “Walden Woods” from development, the Thoreau Institute provides for research and education regarding Henry David Thoreau, the Caddo Lake Institute underwrites ecological education and research, the Recording Artists' Coalition protects musicians' rights against certain music industry business practices, and he’s a major supporter of The Race to Erase MS.

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Building the Perfect Beast

From the albums

Building the Perfect Beast (1984)
Real Genius (The Official Soundtrack) (1985)
Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits (1995)
Coyote Ugly (Soundtrack From the Motion Picture) (2000)
One of These Nights (2001)
The Very Best of Don Henley (2009)
The Concert for Walden Woods (2015)

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