Hes a modern day Bojangles and his mind became tangled Talking to the pigeons and the people pa**ing by Now the hookers and the holy men the y both tried to save him But everything they talked of seemed to sound just like a lie Hes a dancing from the southland and hes proud to take a home stand Against this big old city that keeps looking over time Chorus And you keep on dancing Keep on rolling time away Lifes not a waltz its a faster pace Keep on two stepping through it all How you live your lifes your own damn call His daddy held the key to happiness in his soul Promised that hed pa** it down when he got too old But a stranger came along one day and took his heart away Always thought that dancing would ring him back someday And you keep on dancing Keep on rolling time away Lifes not a waltz its a faster pace Keep on two stepping through it all How you live your lifes your own damn call Setting on the curbside and his memories tend to fade Pigeons they all sing the songs and the people turn away Now hes keeping the hookers and the holy men at bay They say dance for me Bojangles and he doesnt hesitate And you keep on dancing Keep on rolling time away Lifes not a waltz its a faster pace Keep on two stepping through it all How you live your lifes your own damn call