## Metadata
**Caption:** rock, 1984, gritty vocals, moody, mid-tempo, 100 BPM, female vocal
**BPM:** 103
**Duration:** 162.0s
**Key:** A major
**Time Signature:** 4

## Lyrics
[verse]
Under the lights I move for strangers passing through
They see the show but never see the truth
I dance the steps that pay my bills tonight
But my heart is somewhere out of sight

[chorus]
I'm a dancer for hire, moving for the crowd
Smiling through the music, never loud
Nobody knows the dreams I keep inside
Behind the sequins, behind the pride

[verse]
Some nights the faces blur into the smoke
Some nights I'm just another private joke
But I keep my chin up, keep the rhythm strong
Save my real self for a different song

[chorus]
I'm a dancer for hire, moving for the crowd
Smiling through the music, never loud
Nobody knows the dreams I keep inside
Behind the sequins, behind the pride

[bridge]
One day I'll walk out of this smoky room
Trade the spotlight for a different tune
Until that day I'll play my part
But this ain't ever gonna own my heart

[chorus]
I'm a dancer for hire, moving for the crowd
Smiling through the music, never loud
Nobody knows the dreams I keep inside
Behind the sequins, behind the pride