She used to pirouette across the floor
Now she can’t remember her steps anymore
She used to move with such grace and ease
Now in her spotlight she stumbles to her knees
Her teacher watches her standing in the wings
A tear in his eye remembering
How they used to dance as one
But now he just watches her as she comes undone
As a broken dancer
She hearts the music but she just can’t feel the beat
As a broken dancer
She hears the music but she just can’t move her feet
Broken dancer
As a broken dancer from her ears the music fades
Still she tries to dance across an unforgiving stage
With no hope for a rhythm of her own
How soon she forgets the steps she’s been shown
You can see her silhouette as she lies there on the floor
Wishing they could dance as one like they did before
As the teacher nears the spotlight the stage and dancer freeze
And in his love he reaches out and lifts her from her knees
Then the broken dancer
Hears the music and she begins to feel the beat
Then the broken dancer
Hears the music and she begins to move her feet
‘Cause she’s a dancer
By Jamie Page and Dave Rose
c 1987 One Voice Music and Broken Dancer Music, ASCAP