"No Dancing" is a song by Elvis Costello, released in 1977 as a part of his debut album "My Aim Is True." The song tells the story of a man who has been deceived and made a fool of by a woman ("Oh I know that she/Has made a fool of him/Like girls have done so many nights before"). The protagonist realizes that life can be unpredictable and strange, and sometimes it's inevitable for someone to end up hurt ("Life is so strange/I don't know why/But somebody, somebody has to cry"). As the song progresses, it becomes clear that the woman has rejected the man and is no longer interested in him. The man tries to win her over by sharing every little detail of his life, but it only bores and annoys her ("Now he's telling her/Every little thing he's done/Once he glanced at the jackets of some paperbacks/Now he's read every one"). The man's desperation stems from the fact that he can't handle rejection and wants to be the center of attention ("He's such a drag/He's not insane/It's just that everybody/Has to feel his pain"). The lyrics suggest that there is no hope for reconciliation or happiness between the two ("There's gonna be no dancing when they get home"). The man's attempts to please the woman are in vain, as she finds him unappealing and uninteresting ("
