Dance With Me
New Orleans Lyrics

Yesterday you came my way,
The singer is referencing a chance meeting with the person they are singing about.

And when you smiled at me,
The singer experienced an immediate reaction to the person's smile and felt a sense of joy.

In my heart I felt a thrill you see,
The person the singer is singing about made them feel a sense of excitement in their heart.

That it was love at sight and
The artist believes that they fell in love with the person they are singing about at first sight.

I was right to love you as I do.
The artist is confident that their feelings of love towards this person are justified.

Still I never dreamed that you could love me too.
The singer is expressing surprise that the person they love might actually love them back.

Your eyes of blue, your kisses too,
The singer is complimenting physical traits of the person they love.

I never knew what they could do.
The artist is acknowledging that they didn't realize how much the physical traits of the person they love could affect them.

You're telling ev'ry one I know
The person the artist is singing about is sharing their feelings of love with others.

I'm on your mind each place we go
The person the artist is singing about thinks about them often, even in public places.

They can't believe that you're in love with me.
Others are surprised that the person the singer is singing about is in love with them.

I have always placed you far above me.
The artist puts the person they are singing about on a pedestal, thinking they are better than themselves.

I just can't imagine that you love me.
The singer finds it hard to believe that the person they love could actually love them back.

And after all is said and done,
Despite everything that has happened or been said, the singer is still surprised that the person they love loves them back.

To think that I'm the lucky one.
The singer feels fortunate that the person they love loves them in return.

Skies are gray. I'm blue each day
When the person the artist is singing about is not around, they feel sad and down.

When you are not around.
The artist misses the person they are singing about when they are not with them.

Ev'ry thing goes wrong, my dear I've found
The singer is expressing that when the person they love is not around, things seem to go wrong in their life.

But when you're by my side I fill with pride
When the person the singer loves is around, they feel proud and happy.

For I'm so proud of you
The artist is proud of the person they are singing about.

It all seems too good to me to all be true
The artist finds it hard to believe that they are lucky enough to be with the person they love.

You're telling ev'ry one I know
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.

I'm on your mind each place we go
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.

They can't believe that you're in love with me.
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.

I have always placed you far above me.
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.

I just can't imagine that you love me.
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.

And after all is said and done,
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.

To think that I'm the lucky one.
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.

I can't believe that you're in love with me.
Repeating lyric from earlier in the song.