And we danced anyway

I've always loved this song. When Justin and I got married I was looking for great love songs to play at the reception and realized that this song told part of our story in a twisted and not totally accurate way. But being the sentimental person that I am, I love this song even more now for the distorted story of the beginning of my friendship with Justin.

The summer air was heavy and sweet
You and I on a crowded street
There was music everywhere, I can see us there
[So, maybe it was really spring...crisp and cool. Oh, and the music everywhere was the hymns that the missionaries were singing in the middle of the town square].
In a happy little foreign town
Where the stars hung upside down
A half a world away, far far away
[ Heidelberg, Germany]
I remember you were laughing
We were so in love, we were so in love
[Okay, so as missionaries this SOOO did not apply, but doesn't it paint a nice picture. Kind of?]

And the band played song's that we'd never heard
But we danced anyway
[ I remember street bands coming and setting up by where the missionaries sang and playing songs. But... the songs were usually in English and we often did understand the words. And yes, sometimes we would even sing along a little. no, we didn't dance- at least not with each other]
We never understood the words
We just sang oh la la la la la la la la la la oh
And we danced anyway

They say you can't go back. Baby I don't believe that
Come along with me, come dance with me
Maybe if I hold you close
Baby we could just let go
Of these things that tie us down, we'll come back around
Do you remember we were laughing
We were so in love, so in love
[My dream to go back with my honey to Germany. I'll just imagine it for now.]

And the band played song's that we'd never heard
But we danced anyway
We never understood the words
We just sang oh la la la la la la la la la la oh
And we danced anyway