holding back tears holding tight like if you lose your grip you might lose your life it s a sad situation but what you do who sees you fix your hair change your clothes rumor on the street they want you to know to be original be yourself but only if you don t outshine the rest you got to fit in a mold stuck in a hole princess of the hallways from under this town laying the ground since she was in sixth grade owning the street dragging her feet but when she gets alone she s crying at night empty inside and never feels complete the name of the game money and fame getting more you won t need but the lies of it all they come and they fall in the loneliness of a heartbeat so why don t you dance like nobody s watching even though everyone is and sing like you won t have a voice if you hold it all in wave your flag of freedom just give up the fight why don t you dance like nobody s watching even though the spotlight s on you tonight oh oh oooh oh ooh yeah so i m gonna dance like nobody s watching even though the spotlight s on me tonight