Asking a girl to dance

[Martyl]

It's an easy thing,
To walk across a floor,
To ask a girl to dance
And if she is agreeable,to dance,
And if not,to slip away,
Bruised,but willing to fight another day

It's not so simple after all,
To ask a girl to dance
To walk across a floor,
To stand before her friends
Who look on this as sport,
To see him wriggle on a pin
To become the butt end of their jokes

The courage that it takes,
To cast aside your fears
To step into the void,
To ask a girl to dance,
To understand the risks
And carry on unbowed

We only can salute,
These warriors of the night,
These champions of the floor,
Who walk across a floor
With hearts upon their sleeves,
To ask a girl to dance