She dances
in these sheets at night
She dances to his needs
She dances
'til he feels just right
Until he falls asleep
She dances at the crack of dawn
And quickly cooks his food
She can't be late
can't take too long
The kids must get to school
She's a slave to the rhythm
She's a slave to the rhythm of
She's a slave to the rhythm
She works so hard
just to make her way
For a man who
just don't appreciate
And though he takes her
love in vain
Still she could not stop
couldn't break his chains
She danced the night
that they fell out
She swore she'd dance no more
But then she did
he did not quit
as she ran out the door
She danced through the night
in fear of her life
She danced to a beat of her own
She let out a cry
and swallowed her pride
She knew she was needed
back home home
She's a slave to the rhythm
She's a slave to the rhythm of
She's a slave to the rhythm
A slave to the rhythm of