Ballet Dancer

[00:13.70] Sit up straight, be on time
[00:15.83] Better walk in a straight line
[00:18.06] Read the books, read the signs
[00:20.38] Ain't no time to fool around
[00:22.46] Well, not for me, I won't be caged
[00:24.47] I'll turn the world into a stage
[00:26.91] Destiny, you call it fate
[00:29.08] Time to turn another page
[00:31.54] When the moon is out
[00:33.60] I'm gonna leave this town
[00:36.07] I gotta spread my wings, gotta cut the strings
[00:38.46] And I won't back down
[00:40.33] When the moon is out
[00:42.41] Watch me dance around
[00:44.65] I'm gone without a sound, yeah
[00:47.81] Mama, I know
[00:49.77] That the sun gon' shine
[00:51.72] Just let me move around
[00:54.26] Like a ballet dancer
[00:56.68] Mama, I feel
[00:58.59] I'm running out of time
[01:00.68] Don't wanna fall behind
[01:02.81] I've got to set these words into motion
[01:06.53] (Mama, I know)
[01:07.72] The sun gon' shine (the sun gon' shine)
[01:09.91] And I'll be fine (I'ma be fine)
[01:11.99] I'm a ballet dancer (I'm a ballet dancer)
[01:14.20] And mama, I feel (mama, I feel)
[01:16.16] This ain't what you wanted (what you wanted)
[01:18.55] I'm just getting started (getting started)
[01:21.05] Let's move it, let's move it right now
[01:32.85] It's a gamble, it's a bet
[01:34.99] What about your safety net?
[01:37.23] You get good grades, pass the test
[01:39.42] And don't do things you might regret
[01:41.64] Well, F those rules, I won't be caged
[01:43.89] I'll turn the world into a stage
[01:46.13] Destiny, I call it fate
[01:48.10] Time to turn another page
[01:50.83] When the moon is out
[01:53.13] I'ma leave this town
[01:55.19] I'll do a pirouette
[01:56.37] So you won't forget what's about to go down
[01:59.66] When the moon is out
[02:01.89] Watch me dance around
[02:04.03] I'm gone without a sound, yeah
[02:07.08] Mama, I know
[02:08.97] That the sun gon' shine
[02:11.16] Just let me move around
[02:13.23] Like a ballet dancer
[02:15.75] And mama, I feel
[02:17.94] I'm running out of time
[02:19.81] Don't wanna fall behind
[02:22.37] I've got to set these words in motion
[02:25.77] (Mama, I know)
[02:26.81] The sun gon' shine (the sun gon' shine)
[02:29.19] And I'll be fine (and I'll be fine)
[02:31.06] I'm a ballet dancer (like a ballet dancer)
[02:33.51] And mama, I feel (mama, I feel)
[02:35.43] This ain't what you wanted (what you wanted)
[02:37.62] I'm just getting started (getting started)
[02:40.28] Let's move it, let's move it right now
[02:49.39] Let's move it, let's move it right now
[02:58.19] Let's move it, let's move it right now
[03:00.70] Oh, you don't need to cry
[03:06.92] This ain't no goodbye
[03:11.24] We gon' touch the sky
[03:15.79] Let's move it, let's move it
[03:17.66] Mama, I know
[03:26.25] And mama, I feel
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