Oh, oh uh oh And the mirror's reflection And there's every type of girl Oh oh dancing with myself Oh oh uh oh Oh oh uh oh Oh oh uh oh Oh oh dancing with myself Oh oh dancing with myself Oh oh dancing with myself Oh oh dancing with myself Oh oh dancing with myself Oh oh oooooooohhhh If I looked all over the world And there's every type of girl But your empty eyes Seem to pass me by Leave me dancing with myself When I'm dancing with myself I'd ask the world to dance Oh oh Oh oh oh-oh But your empty eyes Well there's nothing to lose Oh oh uh oh I'd ask the world to dance Oh oh uh oh Yes, its true that later, after visiting Japan, Billy was inspired by how in the discos the japanese kids where "dancing by themselves", but nonetheless the original version of this song is by Gen X. Wow that was a bad reply, Pepe. I agree with your last paragraph. When I'm dancing with myself "Dancing With Myself" lyrics. Billy Idol was IN Gen X, he was a founding member, and he (along with the rest of the band) wrote the song. Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. That's when he decided to do a cover of it. So let's sink another drink 'Cause it'll give me time to think If I had the chance I'd ask the world to dance And I'll be dancing with myself. I'd ask the world to dance Oh oh uh oh So let's sink another drink I'd ask the world to dance Oh oh oh-oh, Well, if I looked all over the world Oh, oh Oh oh, dancing with myself oh, oh uh oooooooooh Dancing with myself (oh oh), Oh oh oh-oh dancing with myself Oh oh oh-oh With the record selection Oh, oh dancing with myself Oh oh oh-oh And I'll be dancing with myself, Oh oh oh-oh Oh oh dancing with myself And there's nothing to prove Oh oh uh oh Oh oh oh-oh Oh oh oh-oh, oh dancing with myself If I had the chance I'm a-dancing with myself " I also think its about him (maybe not Billy himself) not being able to find a girl he can call his, or being ignored by the one he likes and how he deals with it by keeping to himself and having a good time with himself TBanuelosJron August 11, 2011 Link 1 ReplyLog in to reply Oh oh dancing with myself Oh oh oh-oh An annotation cannot contain another annotation. If I looked all over the world I'd ask the world to dance Well, there's nothing to lose And I'm dancing with myself dancing with myself Leave me dancing with myself I'll be dancing with myself And there's every type of girl Oh oh uh oh If I looked all over the world And there's every type of girl Seem to pass me by Well, I wait so long Oh, oh Leave me dancing with myself Oh oh dancing with myself So let's sink another drink Oh oh uh oh Oh, oh, oh oh If I had the chance Oh oh, Dancing with myself (Oh oh) If I had the chance Leave me dancing with myself, So let's sink another drink Oh oh oh-oh Dancing with myself (Oh oh). Or down in London town to go, go Oh oh dancing with myself And its most definitely not about masturbation, the original by Generation X is about the lonelyness or rather lack of identity the members of Generation X felt like they had in that era. I'll be dancing with myself Oh dancing with myself Oh oh uh oh If I had the chance But your empty eyes Oh oh uh oh dancing with myself But your empty eyes If I had a chance Well I wait so long And there's nothing to prove Oh, oh uh oh oh Oh dancing with myself dancing with myself 'Cause it'll give me time to think It’s super easy, we promise! Well there's nothing to lose Dancing with myself (Oh oh) Leave me dancing with myself, Oh oh, dancing with myself Well... you can't quite say he "wrote" the song, since he didn't write it. Oh oh, dancing with myself Dancing with myself (oh oh) Oh oh dancing with myself Seem to pass me by If I had the chance Oh oh oh-oh "Dancing with Myself" as written by Tony James Billy Idol. Oh oh oh-oh When there's no-one else in sight Oh oh dancing with myself, Billy Idol Lyrics provided by SongLyrics.com. However its more commonly known the version of Billy Idol, because in the 80's it became a great hit, while in the 60's it was all about Rock'and'Roll, the decade of the baby boomers music. And I'll be dancing with myself Oh oh oh-oh, If I looked all over the world oh, oh ooooh I'd ask the world to dance If I had the chance Oh oh dancing with myself So there's nothing to prove I'd ask the world to dance Oh oh dancing with myself Glee Cast Lyrics "Dancing With Myself" (feat. If I had the chance Idol, along with Jagger, were viewed as God-like back in the late 70's and early 80's. If I had the chance Don’t have an account?