Dancin' For The Groceries

She's thinkin' about what her kids are doing

Five miles away it's almost time for bed

They're brushing teeth and hearing one more story

And in the mirror, she paints her lips bright redShe wishes she could call and say she loves them

But the boss man says no calls go out or in

So she puts on a dress that might feel pretty

If she didn't have to take it off again[Chorus:]

She's dancin' for the groceries

She's dancin' for the rent

She's dancin' for the credit card that she's already spent

In sequins and in laces, she's dancing for the braces

So her kids can have a perfect smile someday

Smiling while she dances, is the price she has to payThey tell her in this job there is no future

So get it while you can cause looks don't last

There's money in those pockets for the taking

And if you do it right it makes the time go fastThe music's loud, the drinks are mostly water

Whatever her name is tonight she can't recall

The business men stare at the single mother

Who's smiling while she's staring at the wall[Chorus]Someday she'll have a house out in the country

Someday she'll see the other side of dawn

And no one will ever know what it was she did before

But she just heard the DJ say "you're on"

And the lights come up and they play her songShe's dancin' for the groceries

She's dancin' for the rent

She's dancin' for the credit card that she's already spent

In sequins and in laces, she's dancing for the braces

So her kids can have a perfect smile someday

Smiling while she dances, smiling while she dances

Is the price she has to pay

She's dancin' for the groceries

It's the price she has to pay

Songwriters

DON SCHLITZ, BRETT JAMESPublished by

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