So her kids can have a perfect smile someday
And the lights come up and they play her song
And no one will ever know what it was she did before
She's dancin' for the groceries
In sequence and in laces
Smilin' while she dances, smilin' while she dances
Is the price she has to pay
The business men stair at the single mother
So get it while you can 'cause looks don't last
So her kids can have a perfect smile someday
Smilin' while she dances is the price she has to pay
What her name is tonight she can't recall
If she didn't have to take it off again
In sequence and in laces
She's dancin' for the braces
Someday she'll have a house out in the country
She's dancin' for the groceries
Smilin' while she dances is the price she has to pay
In sequence and in laces
But the boss man says, no calls go out or in
She's dancin' for the credit card
The music's loud, the drinks are mostly water
She's dancin' for the rent
That she's already spent
That she's already spent
She's dancin' for the credit card
She's dancin' for the rent
They're brushin' teeth and hearin' one more story
And if you do it right, it makes the time go fast
She's dancin' for the credit card
Is the price she has to pay
Is the price she has to pay
She's dancin' for the groceries
And in the mirror she paints her lips bright red
So her kids can have a perfect smile someday
Dancin' for the groceries
Someday she'll see the other side of dawn
So she puts on a dress that might feel pretty
There's money in those pockets for the take in
She's dancin' for the braces
They tell her in this job there is no future
But she just heard the DJ say, “You're on”
She wishes she could call and say she loves them
Who's smilin' while she's starin' at the wall
She's dancin' for the braces
She's dancin' for the groceries
That she's already spent
She's dancin' for the rent
