Mr. Arthur's place is set about a mile just off the interstate highway

And it's kinda hard to get to so you really gotta know where to go

And it's there you'll hear the music they played before the children were children

How the sound and the spirit sets you swinging as you step through the door



And they show you to a table, you have a drink or two

You ask her if she wants to dance, she says it's up to you



So you take her by the hand and you lead her to the edge of the dance floor

And she whispers to you, "Honey I'm afraid my gown's a little too long"

You get into the rhythm and remember what it was that you came for

You forget the thirty years that have happened since they played you that song



And as you twirl around the room, you no longer feel a fool

It's just the way it used to be when she was your girl at school



Slide with me, Julia

I can lead if you will follow through

Glide with me, Julia

To see the simple pleasure we once knew

Just to see the simple pleasure we once knew



You've had one terrific evening and you tell her as you drive down the highway

She says, "Yes I really loved it and you know we gotta go there again"

But you get that empty feeling as you pull the car back into your driveway

You know exactly where you are but you're not too sure where you've been



As you turn out the bedroom light, you have a word or two

You ask her if she wants to sleep, she says it's up to you



Slide with me, Julia

I can lead if you will follow through

Glide with me, Julia

To see the simple pleasure we once knew

Just to see the simple pleasure we once knew