Lyrics
[verse]
They gather round me every single night
Asking for a show under the light
I give them everything, I give them more
But nobody asks what I'm dancing for
[verse]
Spinning circles till my feet are sore
Still they're clapping, still they want encore
I smile so wide it starts to feel like pain
But I keep dancing in the same refrain
[chorus]
So they say dance, monkey, dance
Give the crowd another chance
Move your feet, don't you stop
Till the music hits the top
Dance, monkey, dance for me
Is this all that I could be
[verse]
Underneath the lights I lose my name
Just a shadow playing out the same old game
Somewhere deep I'm asking one more time
Who's the one controlling this design
[chorus]
So they say dance, monkey, dance
Give the crowd another chance
Move your feet, don't you stop
Till the music hits the top
Dance, monkey, dance for me
Is this all that I could be
[bridge]
Maybe one day I'll step off this stage
Write my own story on my own page
Until then I'll play the part
But I'll keep something for myself, a private heart
[chorus]
So they say dance, monkey, dance
Give the crowd another chance
Move your feet, don't you stop
Till the music hits the top
Dance, monkey, dance for me
Is this all that I could be