John Mellencamp - Taxi Dancer Lyrics
Written by John MellencampOh yeahWell she started out, just to be a dancerGonna make her livin' dancin'In the Broadway showsSo she hitchhiked cross the countryFrom Pasaroba to the Big Red AppleWhere your dreams are madeYour debts must be paid on timeWell she wasn't used to livin' in the citySo she took a job cleanin' up as a maidAt the Grammercy Park HotelAnd all her auditionsThey didn't turn out so prettySo she took a job dancin'At the bar down the street as well*I'll hold you close, Taxi DancerAnd I'll listen to how your outgrew your dreamsHow they faded awayI'll hold you close, Taxi DancerWe can pretend this floor is the Broadway stageWell I don't know how long or how farHer fortune did take herBut I heard she sits alone drunkIn a bar downtown on 42nd StreetAnd sometimes an old ButchWill slip a quarter into the jukeboxAnd she'll stagger to the barAnd dance with that girl for free(*Repeat Chorus)Oh the stage, baby