[Verse 1: Justin Timberlake] Come on the floor with them legs It's gettin' down but I'll get up 'Cause I heard you tell your girlfriend That "I deserve better" Well, I think you look better But you're so far, I had to go get ya
[Pre-Chorus: Justin Timberlake] Take you to the light, it's dark in the back You started moving, you put an arch in your back Closer to me, closer to me Sippin' your drink and you're gettin' closer to me Dance in the light, startin' to see You started moving, you're gettin' closer to me And now, you won't even let me go
[Verse 2: Justin Timberlake] I think I heard what you said He's not what you thought and you're fed up I heard your girlfriend tell you, "you could do better" Well, I'm the best ever But you're so far, I had to come get ya
[Pre-Chorus: Justin Timberlake] Take you to the light, it's dark in the back You started moving, you put an arch in your back Closer to me, closer to me Sippin' your drink and you're gettin' closer to me Dance in the light, startin' to see You started moving, you're gettin' closer to me And now, you won't even let me go
[Bridge: Justin Timberlake & Timbaland] Well, how do you like it? You shouldn't have to ask me that question Well?Alright Well, how do you like it? You shouldn't have to ask me that question Well?Alright How do you like it?I love it, love it Alright How do you like it?I love it, love it Alright Come on the floor and come dance It's gettin' down, but I'll get up Alright Come on the floor and come dance It's gettin' down, but I'll get up Alright Well, how do you like it? You shouldn't have to ask me that question Well?
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake] Come on and dance Come on, baby, dance with me Take my hand, get on the floor Come on, baby, dance with me Please don't hold the wall Please don't hold the wall tonight We're gon' do it all So please don't hold the wall tonight Dance Come on, baby, dance with me Take my hand, get on the floor Come on, baby, dance with me Please don't hold the wall Please don't hold the wall tonight We're gon' do it all So please don't hold the wall tonight
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“Don’t Hold the Wall is a dance record. And it’s about that moment, trying to get that girl on the dance floor. And um, it’s kind of the antithesis of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got to Give It Up’ because that song, if you get the lyrics on that, it really is about how shy he was and how he didn’t want to get on the dance floor. But some record came on, and it got him… it’s about gaining that confidence, and this is about being in the middle and seeing this girl off to the side and saying, you know, come out and dance with me. It’s kind of innocent in that way as well.”