Funky Squaredance Lyrics

A last ride in the city's hearse
Few miles away from heaven above
A few more minutes 'till they bury me
A few more weeks 'till worms lick my bones
I won't enjoy my collection of stamps
Now I'm five feet under the ground
Stormy days and lonely nights
Lord it's a long way to go back home

[Part Two]
All the boys raise your hands up in the air (yeah)
Now all the girls raise your hands up in the air (yeah)
Everybody one more time (yeah)
Let's all have a real good time together
One, two, three, let's go

Funky squaredance, funky squaredance, funky squaredance

Tonight's the night girls, yeah
Come on, let's get all antsy

[Part Three]
Funky squaredance, funky squaredance, funky squaredance [x4]

Funky squaredance, funky squaredance, funky squaredance [x5]
You seem so glad my place is free
Now you’re dancing on my grave
What a cruel way to treat a friend


Live my life in dignity
Well I must confess
Looking for a place

Everybody has to demonstrate
And everybody has to see you wait
Thinking of a real way to see

What matters is the love that you give
Remember all the thing that you’ve seen

Does another go and never seen

Nothing in my forgotten years
Life got a little serious
Give me real self-esteem

It’s buried in my P-A-S-T
Give a lot, a whole lot received
Heaven-sent T.N.T

Uh, can’t go further, losing
I can't go losing my mind
Remember all the game have I tried
Buried in my P-A-S-T

We call love late at day
Late at night I dropped in hate
Dropping in a heaven fantasy

Heaven knows what I’m gonna do
Living in a lonesome avenue
Done in the P-A-S-T

Go without the love I receive
K-A-R-I-E E-L-E-I-S-O-N
Mmm, everybody, has got to demonstrate

Everybody has a T-I-U
He has things you’d never do
Thinking in a real avenue

What matters is the love that you give

Funky squaredance, funky squaredance, funky squaredance [x10]

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“Funky Squaredance” describes a man’s journey to the afterlife, which is what the Funky Squaredance most likely is.

The song, the third single from Phoenix’s first album, is 9-10 minutes long. Its video was directed by Roman Coppola.

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Release Date
June 12, 2000
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