Released: October 1, 1976
Songwriter: Tommy Shaw Dennis DeYoung
Producer: Chuck Panozzo John Panozzo James Young Tommy Shaw Dennis DeYoung
[Verse 1]
It seems you finally had to choose
I guess there was no other way
Between my love and satin shoes
I knew the words you'd have to say
[Verse 2]
It all began so long ago
That the memory's hardly clear
But when I see you dance, I know
Half your love I'll always share
[Chorus 1]
Ballerina, when you dance, there's music
Colored lights illuminate your movement
Crowded halls anticipate your gentle smile
[Chorus 2]
Ballerina, from the first, I knew that
You would always have to dance. I knew that
There would surely come a day when you would go
Baby, I know...
(Instrumental Interlude)
[Bridge]
Dance for me, I beg of you, dance for me
Dance for me, ballerina, dance for me
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
[Chorus 1]
Ballerina, when you dance, there's music
Colored lights illuminate your movement
Crowded halls anticipate your gentle smile
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
[Outro]
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
It seems you finally had to choose
I guess there was no other way
Between my love and satin shoes
I knew the words you'd have to say
[Verse 2]
It all began so long ago
That the memory's hardly clear
But when I see you dance, I know
Half your love I'll always share
[Chorus 1]
Ballerina, when you dance, there's music
Colored lights illuminate your movement
Crowded halls anticipate your gentle smile
[Chorus 2]
Ballerina, from the first, I knew that
You would always have to dance. I knew that
There would surely come a day when you would go
Baby, I know...
(Instrumental Interlude)
[Bridge]
Dance for me, I beg of you, dance for me
Dance for me, ballerina, dance for me
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
[Chorus 1]
Ballerina, when you dance, there's music
Colored lights illuminate your movement
Crowded halls anticipate your gentle smile
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
[Outro]
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
La la la la, la la la la, la la la la
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa, whoa
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- Renegade
- Mr. Roboto
- Babe
- Too Much Time on My Hands
- Boat on the River
- Come Sail Away
- Lady
- The Best of Times
- Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)
- Show Me the Way
- The Grand Illusion
- Don’t Let It End
- Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)
- Crystal Ball
- Rockin’ the Paradise [Caught in the Act]
- Snowblind
- Miss America
- Pieces of Eight
- Suite Madame Blue
- Sing for the Day
- Man in the Wilderness
- Lorelei
- Winner Take All
- Lies