If bonnie parker had not met clyde, what would the story be then
if doctor jekyll had never found hyde, but stayed two different men
for a flash in time, it's a love sublime, no reason for fear
then the plot unwinds and soon they'll find
it's going to end in tears
That devil lurks inside us all, he'll make your mind a blur
give him half a chance and he'll make you dance
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A lover takes a soothing hand on a peaceful sunny day
then circumstance, on a course unplanned, steers them a different way
for if ruth ellis had another for a lover, they'd both be dancing still
one chance meeting in a moment fleeting, was enough to change their will
Two lost souls in a passion play, give their lives a stir
they'll be up and away when the music plays
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And when a chemical reaction hits two innocents at play
then a fatal attraction is sure to win the day
when a shot in the dark turns a harmelss lark from joy to pain to strife
from a quick glad-eye to a banshee cry and you're fighting for your life
From frantic friends through romantic love to fanatical saboteur
it's a nightmare roller coaster ride, your mind is in a whirl
up and down when you hear the sound
take the floor with a frightening roar
just me and you and a dance or two
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