She's thinkin' about what her kids are doin'   Five miles away, it's almost time for bed   They're brushin' teeth and hearin' one more story   And in the mirror she paints her lips bright red      She wishes she could call and say she loves them   But the boss man says, no calls go out or in   So she puts on a dress that might feel pretty   If she didn't have to take it off again      She's dancin' for the groceries   She's dancin' for the rent   She's dancin' for the credit card   That she's already spent      In sequence and in laces   She's dancin' for the braces   So her kids can have a perfect smile someday   Smilin' while she dances is the price she has to pay      They tell her in this job there is no future   So get it while you can 'cause looks don't last   There's money in those pockets for the take in   And if you do it right, it makes the time go fast      The music's loud, the drinks are mostly water   What her name is tonight she can't recall   The business men stair at the single mother   Who's smilin' while she's starin' at the wall      She's dancin' for the groceries   She's dancin' for the rent   She's dancin' for the credit card   That she's already spent      In sequence and in laces   She's dancin' for the braces   So her kids can have a perfect smile someday   Smilin' while she dances is the price she has to pay      Someday she'll have a house out in the country   Someday she'll see the other side of dawn   And no one will ever know what it was she did before   But she just heard the DJ say, ?You're on?   And the lights come up and they play her song      She's dancin' for the groceries   She's dancin' for the rent   She's dancin' for the credit card   That she's already spent      In sequence and in laces   She's dancin' for the braces   So her kids can have a perfect smile someday   Smilin' while she dances, smilin' while she dances   Is the price she has to pay      She's dancin' for the groceries   Is the price she has to pay   Dancin' for the groceries   Is the price she has to pay   Dancin' for the groceries