Arlo McKinley "Dancing Days" from his album This Mess We're In
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Dancing Days (Lyrics)

If I can’t have this dance with you
Then I think my dancing days are through
Cause I have wasted so much time
On hearts I knew that never would be mine

I just want to need somebody
I just want to leave my name
Now I know that nothing is forever
And no one leaves
As perfect as they came

They don’t know who I am now
They only know the things that I have done
But no one wants to talk it out
Cause they’re scared to death
Of what we might become

I just want to need somebody
I just want to leave my name
Now I know that nothing is forever
And no one leaves
As perfect as they came

I just want to need somebody
I just want to leave my name
Now I know that nothing is forever
And no one leaves
As perfect as they came

And none of us leave
As perfect as we came


An Ohio singer/songwriter with a soulful, rootsy blend of country, rock, and folk, Arlo McKinley debuted in 2014 with his self-titled album. In 2020, he came to wider public attention with Die Midwestern, released on the late John Prine's Oh Boy label. Two years later, he issued This Mess We're In.

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, McKinley first began singing at age eight in the choir at his family's Baptist church. Growing up, he imbibed his Kentucky-born father's LPs, listening to artists like Hank Williams and George Jones, as well as Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, and Van Morrison. By his teens, he was playing guitar and singing in punk bands. However, in his twenties he began writing his own songs, gravitating toward rootsy country and soul sounds, mixing it with his varied rock influences. A troubled period involving drugs waylaid his career and found him moving away from music. For several years, he drove a truck delivering tuxedos between Cincinnati and Detroit. He eventually returned to songwriting and in 2014 released his debut album, Arlo McKinley & the Lonesome Sound. Hitting the road, he gained wider attention touring alongside roots luminaries like Tyler Childers, John Moreland, Jason Isbell, and Justin Townes Earle. In March 2020, he became the final artist signed by legendary singer/songwriter John Prine's Oh Boy Records label just before Prine's death that April. In August 2020, McKinley released his sophomore album and Oh Boy debut, Die Midwestern, recorded at Sam Phillips Recording Studio with Grammy-winning producer Matt Ross-Spang. 2022 saw the release of McKinley's third long-player, the inward-looking This Mess We're In.

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