Sexuality should not define us
But society says it must
Too many friends within the closet
Their lives oxidised to rust
In my life of stolen moments
Good friends have all been gay
At first it was quite scary
In a world of bleak dismay
Come out now my friends and dance
Your life it is supreme
Don’t hide your love away
Behind some bitter Fascist scheme
Brave Andy was the first to dance
Back in queer bashing seventy eight
He came out to his parents
And faced their irrational hate
Cast out by those he loved
Alone inside his motor car
His body found next morning
Killed by a prejudicial scar
Come out now my friends and dance
Your life it is supreme
Don’t hide your love away
Behind some bitter Fascist scheme
Hiding in the closet Vicki, Jane and Hazel
Also loved to dance
They would boogie in a ghetto club
Whenever they had a chance
My house mate Trevor was the next to hide
His secret he was afraid to share
His father was an old coal miner
His black views were just unfair
Come out now my friends and dance
Your life it is supreme
Don’t hide your love away
Behind some bitter Fascist scheme
But time does not stand still
Liz and Nadine they were so brave
Together raised their wee son Thomas
With parent’s care and love to save
Some years along the road
My son’s friend talked of his two mums
The most wonderful of natural parents
They made prejudice seem quite numb
Come out now my friends and dance
Your life it is supreme
Don’t hide your love away
Behind some bitter Fascist scheme
The next to dance was close to home
My young nephew’s so camp and gay
It was no lifestyle choice, you faggot haters
So what’s that I hear you say?
Now this dance is almost over
But for Darren it was done too soon
He lived and loved with vigour
But now lies under a Mexican moon
Come out now my friends and dance
Your life it is supreme
Don’t hide your love away
Behind some bitter Fascist scheme
No Time to Think 