Discover the story of the song > Never Wanted To Dance – Mindless Self Indulgence

The protagonist is singing about his partner not respecting his boundaries, as he never wanted to dance with anyone but her. He tells her that she can't do anything to him that he hasn't already done to himself, and asks her to be nice and not let him go. He also mentions feeling too cool for something, possibly referring to school, and calls his partner a derogatory term.