Nelly Furtado

Songwriter: Liz Rose Natalie Hemby Nelly Furtado

Producer: John Congleton

[Verse 1]
Tap dancing, falling over my own two feet
Hoping that you like what you see in disguise
I'm tap dancing, making up the moves as I go along
Forgetting all the words to my song until I cry

[Pre-Chorus]
Just doing what I can
For you to like me
Hiding the clown I am
Deep down inside me

[Chorus]
Don't look too closely, just clap your hands
Don't say you know me, just cue the band
Let me tap dance for you
Let me tap dance for you

[Verse 2]
Tap dancing over all the marks on the floor
Pretending that I might be something more than a smile
I'm tap dancing, maybe I'm asking for too much
Maybe I should just give it up for a while

[Pre-Chorus]
And let the curtain fall
And face the ugly
I shouldn't have to dance at all
For you to love me

[Chorus]
Don't look too closely, just clap your hands
Don't say you know me, just cue the band
And let me tap dance for you
Let me tap dance for you

[Bridge]
I really wanna take off these shoes
But I'm afraid of the truth
That I'm not enough for you

[Chorus]
Don't look too closely, just understand
No need to judge me, just be a fan
Let me tap dance for you
Let me tap dance for you

[Outro]
I'm gonna tap dance for you
Tap dance, for you

Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter. The songstress is well-known for hits such as “I’m Like a Bird”, “Turn Off the Light”, and “Promiscuous”.

She began her career in 1996 contributing vocals to Plains of Fascination’s “Walkin' 4 The Streets” and forming Nelstar. After leaving the group, Furtado released her debut single “Party’s Just Begun (Again)”.

Her debut album Whoa! Nelly was released in 2000 to worldwide success with hits such as “I’m Like a Bird”, “Turn Off the Light”, and “…On the Radio (Remember the Days)”. It received four Grammy nominations and one of the singles won for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It’s sold nine-million copies worldwide to date. Folklore is Furtado’s second album released in 2003. The album was not as successful as the previous one due to change in sound. “Try” and “Powerless (Say What You Want)” were the only top-ten hits from the album.

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