You know this boogie is for real I used to buy my faith in worship But then my chance to get to Heaven slipped I used to worry about the future But then I throw my caution to the wind I had no reason to be care free No, no, no, until I took a trip to the other side of town Yeah, yeah, yeah, you know I heard that boogie rhythm Hey, I had no choice but to get down, down, down, down Dance, nothing left for me to do but dance Off these bad times I'm going through, just dance Got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby I feel the thunder see the lightnin' I know this anger's Heaven sent So I've got to hang out all my hang-ups Because of the boogie I feel so hell bent Hey, hey It's just an instant gut reaction, that I got I know I never ever felt like this before I don't know what to do but then that's nothing new Stuck between hell and high water I need a cure to make it through Hey, dancing nothing left for me to do but dance Off these bad times I'm going through, just dance Hey, got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby You know, know, know I'm gonna dance, yeah Off all the nasty things that people say, dance yeah But I'm gonna make it anyway, dance yeah Got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby You know I've got canned heat in my heels, baby You know this boogie is for real Only the wind can blow the answer And she cries to me when I'm asleep She says, "You know that you can go much faster I know that peoples talk can be so cheap, hey, hey" I got this voodoo child in veined on me I'm gonna use my power to ascend You know, I got these running heels to use Sometimes there's no way to lose I was born to run and built to last You've never seen my feet, they can go so fast Dance yeah Hey, nothing left for me to do but dance All these bad times I'm going through, just dance Hey, got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby Hey I've got to dance, yeah Off the nasty things that people say, dance yeah But I'm gonna make it anyway, dance yeah Got canned heat in my heels tonight, baby You know this boogie is for real, girl So much canned heat in my heels, yeah Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight You know I'm gonna dance my blues away You know this boogie is for real, girl So much canned heat in my heels, yeah Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight Dance Got canned heat in my heels tonight, dance Canned heat in my heels tonight, dance Canned heat in my heels tonight, baby Hey, got so much Dance Hey DJ, let the music play, I'm gonna live this party life Hey DJ, throw my cares away, I'm gonna live this party life Hey DJ, let the music play, I'm gonna live this party life Hey DJ, throw my cares away, I'm gonna live this party life You know this boogie is for real Got so much canned heat in my heels Gonna dance, gonna dance my blues away tonight You know, you know this boogie, this boogie is for real You know there is canned heat in my heels tonight You know I'm gonna dance my blues away tonight