Every town's gotta a tango palace Old timers chasin' broken dreams Escapin' whistles stop nightmares Livin' out 3 movie themes Every town's gotta a tango dancer Pretending Latin ancestry Born somewhere on Main Street Low branch on the family tree Never does no disco dancin' Never try to rock 'n' roll Says that kinda dancin' that they doin' Just ain't got his kinda soul He loves to do the (tango, tango, tango) Every night it's the (tango, tango, tango) Till 3 am (tango, tango, tango) At the Tango Palace, at the Tango Palace He's got a patent leather hair do To match the high style of his shoes Though he swears it's called the tango It's just another small town blues He's got a special tango partner They've danced together, twenty years She's the stylist in his beauty parlor Their dancer's messed up two careers Never does no disco dancin' Never try to rock 'n' roll Says that kinda dancin' that they doin' Just ain't got his kinda soul Monday, Tuesday it's the (tango, tango, tango) Wednesday, Thursday it's the (tango, tango, tango) Friday, Saturday it's the (tango, tango, tango) At the Tango Palace, at the Tango Palace Every Sunday it's the (tango, tango, tango) Every weekday, do the (tango, tango, tango) Every year, they do the (tango, tango, tango) At the Tango Palace, at the Tango Palace Tango