When I first knew her she was a dancer
I saw her leap confidently, knowing should she fall
It would be into the arms of her very own partner
She never failed to get a curtain call
For years we had been one with the stars
A Pas de Deux of renown
I'd leap and he'd catch me on the fly
Gently he'd put me down
The heights that I reached were dangerous
And I saw my partner strain
And felt when I had landed
His strength was on the wane
Back before my knees were blue
Backs broke bending in a step for two
For years we had been one with the stars
A Pas de Deux of renown
I'd leap and he'd catch me on the fly
But once I came crashing down
Now I'm a weaver
Wall hangings if you please
In everyone I feature
A dancer with bruised knees
For years we had been one with the stars
A Pas de Deux of renown
I'd leap and he'd catch me on the fly
Once I came crashing down
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