Dance, Ballerina, Dance

Dance, ballerina, dance<br>And do your pirouette in rhythm with your achin` heart.<br>Dance, ballerina, dance<br>You mustn`t once forget a dancer has to dance the part.<br><br>Whirl, ballerina, whirl<br>And just ignore the chair that`s empty in the second row.<br>This is your moment, girl,<br>Although he`s not out there applauding as you steal the show.<br><br>Once you said his love must wait its turn<br>You wanted fame instead.<br>I guess that`s your concern,<br>We live and learn.<br><br>And love is gone, ballerina, gone<br>So on with your career, you can`t afford a backward glance.<br>Dance on and on and on<br>A thousand people here have come to see the show<br>As `round and `round you go<br>So ballerina, dance<br>Dance, dance!<br><br>Whirl, ballerina!<br><br>Once you said his love must wait its turn,<br>You wanted fame instead.<br>I guess that`s your concern,<br>We live and learn.<br><br>And love is gone, ballerina, gone<br>So on with your career, you can`t afford a backward glance<br>Dance on and on and on<br>A thousand people here have come to see the show<br>As `round and `round you go<br>So ballerina, dance!<br><br>Dance!