Rub your eyes and look again
Facial features take [show!?] the strain
But don't back-a-don't back away
Idle hours lost their charm
They won't do you any harm
If you don't back-a-don't back away
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They won't recognize your long experience
Working dance halls on your own
They can't mechanize the song and dance brigade
They'll only notice when we've gone
It's over today, it's over today
But don't back-a-don't back-a-don't back-
a-don't back away
See that twinkle in your eyes
Precious moments never die
So don't back-a-don't back away
In the time that you've been on
A generation's come and gone
So don't back-a-don't back away
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They won't recognise your long experience etc