You can lie to your friends
About the places that you've been
You can say you're theirs
When there's no one there
You can lie to your lover
Keep it all under cover
Hey, I'm not judging you
But there's one thing you just can't do
You can't, you can't cheat the dance
You can't, you can't cheat the dance
You can't lie to the groove
'Cause it'll see through you
You can't, can't cheat the dance
Just can't do it
You just can't do it
You can cross your heart 20 times
Or you can swear blind
Put your money in the bank
Bow down and say thanks (thank you, thank you)
It's a hard life to get through
And sometimes I know
You gotta use a
A little trick or two, but
You can't, you can't cheat the dance
You can't, you can't cheat the dance
You can't lie to the groove
'Cause it'll see through you
You can't, can't cheat the dance
And you can do your best
To be just like the rest
But there's one thing
That'll put you to the test
You can't cheat the dance
You just can't cheat the dance
No, you can't cheat the dance
You just can't cheat the dance
No, you can't, you can't cheat the dance, no no
You can't, you can't cheat the dance
It's the one thing in life
That you just can't beat
It's the one thing in life
That you just can't cheat in
Can't cheat the dance
Can't cheat the dance
Oh, no-no-no, no-no-no-no
Can't do it
You just can't do it
'Cause the groove will see right through you