Lyrics New York Dolls

New York Dolls

Dancing on the Lip of a Volcano

Been cravin' more life and more love

That lives in the soul of my heart

Don't wanna be no artist

I'm a dancin', singin' work of art

You lit my heart with fiery aggression

And you showed me

The fury of love, sex and affection

That ya owed me

In danger but I ain't scared

In danger, I found the splendor there

Dancin', atop a flamin' pit

We're dancin', we are creatin' it

We're dancin', right on the lip of a volcano

Nature with its true voice

Cries out undissembled, "Be as I am"

Revealed in its wildest

Most generous incarnation

In danger, devil may care

In danger, the fire's everywhere

We're dancin', so let the fire lick

We're dancin', we are creatin' it

We're dancin' right on the lip of a volcano

Let's dance

In the center of action

Of my psyche's need for love

I want liberation and joy

In a paroxysm of intoxication, inspiration

Ain't no way to be coy

In danger, a blazin' glare

In danger, I found the splendor there

Dancin', won't let'cha slip

We're dancin', let the lava rip

We're dancin', on the lip of a volcano

Dancin', we are creatin' it

We're dancin', so let the fire rip

We're dancin', right on the lip of a volcano

A volcano, a volcano

Thrown in the dance with the mystics

Burnin' me up with its music

Sensualistic, ritualistic, alchemistic, polytheistic