Tea Towel Over My Shoulder, Dancing Alone

Lyrics

The dishes can wait, the radio's on
There's a tea towel over my shoulder
I'm sixty years old and I'm sliding in socks
And the kitchen feels twenty years younger
No reason at all, no occasion, no date
Just a Tuesday and a soft evening glow
I twirl by the stove and I laugh at the cat
Who is watching my one-woman show

Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Dancing alone, and I'm free
A tea towel over my shoulder
And joy for no reason but me
The pot is humming, the window is wide
The sunset spills over the floor
Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Who could be asking for more

I sway past the table, I dip by the sink
I give the old teapot a bow
Thirty years singing for crowds in the dark
And this is my best audience now
The neighbours may peek, let them peek, let them smile
I'll wave with a spoon in my hand
A late summer evening, a song in my feet
And a heart that is happy and grand

Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Dancing alone, and I'm free
A tea towel over my shoulder
And joy for no reason but me
The pot is humming, the window is wide
The sunset spills over the floor
Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Who could be asking for more

Some nights you need a ballroom
Some nights you need a crowd
Tonight I need a kitchen
And a song that's playing loud

The song fades out and I stand there and grin
With flour on my sleeve and my cheek
The cat gives a yawn, the kettle gives a sigh
And I could dance on for a week
So if you are home and the evening is slow
Push the chairs back and give it a try
Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Under a soft purple sky

Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Dancing alone, and I'm free
A tea towel over my shoulder
And joy for no reason but me
The pot is humming, the window is wide
The sunset spills over the floor
Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Who could be asking for more

Dancing alone, and it's lovely
Who could be asking for more