Written by Martin Page, Bernie Taupin
Performed by Brian Ferry for the
Phenomenon soundtrack

I was thinking out loud
One life's such a short time for love
And when a match made in heaven arrives
Eternity's never enough

It's all been so simple till now
There's no brilliance like beauty out there
No knowledge as wise as the heart
We all need a reason to care

CHORUS:
I need to dance with life
Sweep you away into the night
When there's no one else around
I will make every day count
We need to dance with life
Swim in the soul of your eyes
Till we melt into the ground
Oh we need to dance with life
And leave a brilliant light behind

We could lay on the ground
We could look at that light in the sky
Show you the movement of a million starts
The stars we become when we die

CHORUS

Breathe the sweet fresh air
And make every second your last
And I'll touch you from any world I wake in
Make the most of the present and the past

FINAL CHORUS:
I need to dance with life
Sweep you away into the night
When there's no one else around
I will make every day count
We need to dance with life
Swim in the soul of your eyes
Til we melt into the ground
Oh we need to dance with life
And leave a brilliant light
And leave a brilliant light behind