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.
[Chorus]
They won`t recognise your long experience etc.