A heartbreaking song about love and loss, for a male vocalist. On hold in the UK and US.

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My first cowrite with Mike Parrish, with others to follow.

The Dancing Fish Café

She was the first of the Boomers born to parents of the war
Too young for failing memory, but it's going more and more
We're losing to the bad days, but today she's at her best
She's done her hair and makeup and put on a cocktail dress
Tonight she wants to take our boat on out to River Town
Lightly lift her hem up and sashay on down
Have some Margaritas and the sea food buffet
We'll cut a rug till midnight at The Dancing Fish Café

Chorus:
The famous Dancing Fish Café
They say that it's still out there
In Old River Town
But they backed up the lake
And now it's underwater
About 60 feet down
Underneath that big neon sign
That catfish still dances on the line
The smell of cornbread lingers in the air
I really wish that I could take her there

The stillness of the lake reflects the fullness of the moon
So real it looks as if we'll be colliding with it soon
I smile as the warm wind strokes her salt and pepper hair
We pass the railroad trestle, and that means we're almost there
The engine's off, the music's on, and the big moon's up above
I thank the Lord for one more day with the woman that I love
And I'm not sure she understands
and I don't really care
We'll hold each other tight and dance the night away right there

Repeat Chorus

Words and Music by Mike Parrish and Terry Fernihough

Copyright 2006