It Only Happens When I Dance With You

It Only Happens When I Dance With You
music and lyric by Irving Berlin

It only happens when I dance with you---
That trip to heaven till the dance is through.
With no one else do the heavens seem quite so near;
Why does it happen, dear, only with you?

Two cheeks together can be so divine,
But only when those cheeks are yours and mine.
I've danced with dozens of others the whole night through,
But the thrill that comes with spring when anything could happen,
That only happens with you...

(earlier version)

It only happens when I dance with you---
What's more, it lingers when the dance is through.
I mean the scenic railway ride that gives you butterflies inside---
That only happens when I'm dancing with you.
Those moments when your cheek is pressed to mine,
I feel like someone who'd had too much wine.
I've danced with other girls who were attractive too,
But the thrill that comes with spring when anything can happen,
That only happens with you...