Dance, ballerina, dance
And do your pirouette
In rhythm with your aching heart
Dance, ballerina, dance
You must at once forget
A dancer has to dance the part
World, ballerina, world
And just ignore the chair
That's in the second row
This is your moment, girl
Although he's not out there
Applauding as you steal the show
Once you've said
His love must wait
It's time to say
You wanted fame instead
I guess that's your concern
We live and learn
And love is gone, ballerina, gone
Go on with your career
You can't afford a backward glance
Dance on and on and on
A thousand people here
Have come to see the show
As round and round we go
So ballerina, dance
Dance, dance
Dance
guitar solo
guitar solo
Once you said
His love must wait its turn
You wanted fame instead
I guess that's your concern
We live and learn
And love is gone
Rivalry to go on
So what will your career
You can't afford a backward plan
Dance on and on and on
A thousand people here
Have come to see the show
As round and round you go
So dance on and on and on
It's ballerina dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance