I knew a little girl who loved to dance and josie was her name She thought the world of stage and we would laugh at daddy's little girl She took a chance and moved from the neighborhood Like we knew she would to live her dream Josie was a little ballerina You should have seen her smiling as she pirouetted Never thought she'd end up table dancing There's no romancing a ballet when it's just for one It's over just as it's begun Josie was a little ballerina She undresses for the pot and calls it art The price is understood Eyes that follow every move 'Cause she's the star but no one knows her name She wanted fame to help make her daddy proud Now she screams aloud she's so ashamed Josie was a little ballerina You should have seen her smiling as she pirouetted Never thought she'd end up table dancing There's no romancing a ballet when it's just for one It's over just as it's begun Josie was a little ballerina There are times she regrets the road that she has taken There are times she forgets that she's daddy's girl That she's daddy's little girl Josie was a little ballerina You should have seen her smiling as she pirouetted Never thought she'd end up table dancing There's no romancing a ballet when it's just for one It's over just as it's begun Josie's just another broken dreamer