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