Ballerina

singing im sorry in a small tired voice
the worn out ballerina dances a dance of her choice
she collapses on stage and is carried away
as a new smiling dancer comes to take her place

singing her heart out with tears in her eyes
she spins faster and faster as it all passes by
the crowd goes wild but she can't stand the sound
so she just keeps spinning herself round and round

no-one really understood where it all went wrong
she was dizzy with confusion and couldnt go on
replaced and forgotten almost straight away
the mourning period lasted less than a day

tiny worn down ballerina
has sang her last song
shes danced her last dance
and now she has gone