It was winter in Austin I'd caught a little bug But me and Dave Dondero went to see Dale Watson At the Continental Club It was our day off, about it and Monday nights are slow But I'd never seen him, and Dave really wanted to go. It hadn't got that cold out, so inside was hot I got a drink, and the air was like a 40 watt light bulb Rockabilly girls & boys dancing, the hair and the moves I've always had a soft spot, so I watched them as I waited for a booth He did ads for Lone Star beer after every other song And that sounded like a good idea. I had a good time tonight But it would've been better if I could've danced with my wife. I had a good time tonight But it could've been better if I would've danced. It was winter in Austin And now I had a little buzz I watched the band, and for a while I forgot where I was I reached back To lead you to the dance floor It was like reaching for the wind through the door I had a good time tonight But it would've been better if I could've danced with my wife. I had a good time tonight But it could've been better if I would've danced with my wife. I had a good time tonight But it could've been better if I would've danced... On the street a bus parked on the sweating concrete And I thought, "Isn't that neat. A metaphor where my baby should be." I slept on someone's couch that night With a ringing in my ears Realized we hadn't been married half a year yet Like fireflies, in our lives we appear & disappear But each day, nearer and nearer I had a good time tonight But it would've been better if I could've danced with my wife. I had a good time tonight But it could've been better if I would've danced.