My breast is heaving, my feet are light
I carry my whole life on my back tonight
This is the life I choose, I don’t do any harm
I’m just looking forward
to my sweetheart’s cuddles and charms

On payday, I’m gonna dance all night
These people are meeting up
between the trees beneath the moonlight
They’ll be trying to keep us apart,
even after all the miles we’ve come
But there’s too many lonely hearts,
Gonna make sure mine isn’t one, on payday

I wasn’t stupid the day that I was born
Whatever happened to me,
what were my schooldays for
I did what I was told,
then I’ve always been a slow learner
Unlike an idiot toeing the line,
looking out for a better earner

I walk these lanes
in the fading light
I feel no fear,
I feel no fright
Heart you’ll go your way,
whatever you decide
I guarantee today
that the head will sympathise

And dance all night
These people are meeting up
between the trees beneath the moonlight
They’ll be trying to keep us apart,
even after all the miles we’ve come
But there’s too many lonely hearts,
Gonna make sure mine isn’t one, on payday