You're A Dancer/Dancin' Your Life Away is an unidentified new wave/dance pop song.
Search History[]
The song originated from season three, episode two, of the TV show T.J. Hooker, Carnal Express, which aired on October 3rd, 1984. The episode included another unidentified song, You're Just A Man, neither of the songs were credited.
On November 29th, 2017, user Tedfufu posted the scene the song was in to YouTube as apart of his "Stupid Shit in TJ Hooker" series, but it only included 29 seconds. He also posted the nearly full version of You're Just A Man that same day.
On June 12th, 2024, user Gymforma reposted the song to WatZatSong, asking who it was made by. He also posted You're A Just A Man a week prior.
On August 3rd, 2025, user Rapid Response, a channel dedicated to posting full episodes of police and doctor shows, posted the full episode to YouTube. The full song played 33 minutes and 17 seconds in, and You're Just A Man played at 21:46.
Lyrics[]
You're a dancer, paying your dues everyday
You're a dancer, dancing your life away
You're a dancer, only alive when you're wrong
You're a dancer, only as good as this song
I could see (???) grooves on the floor
Let's get home tonight so I could see (???)
You're a dancer
You're a dancer, paying your dues everyday
You're a dancer, dancing your life away
You're a dancer, only alive when you're wrong
You're a dancer, only as good as this song
When the music's on, you're living your life through a song
There's another world that's waiting, it's still growing strong
You're a dancer, dancing your life away