Midnight At The Roller Palace - Todd Grantham

Midnight At The Roller Palace

Hanging with friends under the moonlight,
Banging our heads, boredom’s delight,
Someone suggested the Palace at midnight,
I was warned on the way I’d meet up with somebody like you.
I was warned on the way I’d meet up with somebody like you.

Your hair was unwashed and your jacket too tight,
I was thrilled when approached and asked for a light,
But I fumble my words and just blurt outright,
“I was warned on the way I’d meet up with somebody like you.”
“I was warned on the way I’d meet up with somebody like you.”

The calliope played Umbabarauma,
And the lights were turned down low,
A voice announced “Couples only. Couples only.”
You pulled me into the rink and winked, “Let’s go!”

(Skaters’ interlude)

I was warned on the way I’d meet up with somebody like you.
I was warned on the way I’d meet up with somebody like you.

When your turn & toe-stop tore the walls apart?
That’s when you had my heart.
And your barrel roll? God damn, has so much soul.
It feels so right. Let’s go all the way tonight.