» The Girl In The Corner

In online shooter games, I’m “The girl in the corner” … Unfortunately, most of my opponents are a little too young to get the reference. Thankfully, with the help of Google and YouTube, I found a video of the original song the title comes from, so here it is

YouTube direct - Ballroom Blitz

Lyrics:

(Are you ready, Steve?)
(Uh huh)
(Andy?)
(Yeah)
(Mick?)
(Okay)
(Alright fellas - let’s go!)

It’s been getting so hard living with the things you do to me
My dreams are getting so strange - I could tell you everything I see
I see a man in the back - as a matter of fact his eyes are as red as the sun
And the girl in the corner - let no one ignore her - she thinks she’s the passionate one

(Oh yeah)

It was like lightning
Everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving

(yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)

And the man in the back said, “Everyone attack!” and it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said, “Boy, I want to warn you it’ll turn into a ballroom blitz”
Ballroom Blitz
Ballroom Blitz
Ballroom Blitz
Ballroom Blitz

Reaching out for something - touching nothing’s all I ever do
I softly call you over - when you appear there’s nothing left of you
And the man in the back is ready to crack as he raises his hands to the sky
And the girl in the corner is everyone’s mourner - she could kill you with a wink of her eye

(Oh yeah)

It was electric
So frantically hectic
And the band started leaving
’cause they all stopped breathing

(yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)

And the man in the back said, “Everyone attack!” and it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said, “Boy, I want to warn you it’ll turn into a ballroom blitz”
Ballroom Blitz

(Oh yeah)

It was like lightning
Everybody was frightening
And the music was soothing
And they all started grooving

(yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)

And the man in the back said, “Everyone attack!” and it turned into a ballroom blitz
And the girl in the corner said, “Boy, I want to warn you it’ll turn into a ballroom blitz”
Ballroom Blitz
Ballroom Blitz
Ballroom Blitz
Ballroom Blitz

It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz
It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz
It’s, it’s a ballroom blitz
Yeah, it’s a ballroom blitz

© 1973 by The Sweet