By the Way They Dance

Composer: Jay Clifford

 

Studio Recordings: 16-track demo / Glow and the Light Sessions
Releases: Between the Glow and the Light / Live at the Dock Street Theatre
Tablature: Tablature Archive
First Performance: Jay solo - June 15, 2002 (Jonathan and Hayne Gray's wedding)
JLC Debut: December 18, 2002 (Senate Park, Columbia, South Carolina)
Song Information: Written by Jay especially for Jonathan's wedding
Lyrical Transcription: Official lyrics, taken from jumplittlechildren.com in the fall of 2002

And a one step and he’s sliding
And a two steps and she’s gliding
Three and a one and a two
And then they float in the air

Side to side and she shows him
Back and forth cause she knows him
Round and round again
All who see them can’t help but stare

Cause everyone knows they’re in love
Everyone knows they’re in love
Yes and everyone knows they’re in love
By the way they dance

Cheek to cheek cause he needs her
Hand in hand as he leads her
Face to face cause they know
They’ll never dance alone

Cause everyone knows they’re in love
Everyone knows they’re in love
Yes and everyone knows they’re in love
By the way they dance

By the way she moves in surrender
Ever so sweetly
She wins him completely
By the way he holds her so gracefully
The hand that he lends her
Is able and tender
Never a step to chance
Cause everyone knows they’re in love

Cause everyone knows they’re in love
Everyone knows they’re in love
Yes and everyone knows they’re in love
By the way they dance