C C F
Poppy's a dancer
C C F
Just turned 16
C C G F
Stares at boys who wear glasses
C C F
In look magazines
C C F
Here comes Tommy
C C F
With glasses and all
C C G F
Flowers in hand and ambitious plans
C C F
It's not hard to fall
C F Am G
She's walking on rivers
C F Am G
he lifts her above
C F Am G
she's full of belonging
C C F
and so full of love
C C F
Things get a bit louder
C C F
Tommy's focused on plans
C C G F
His smile's replaced with an aggressive face
C C F
But she'll still hold his hand.
C C F
Now she's given up dancing
C C F
Tommy says she's too old
C C G F
He says focus on me but she disagrees
C C F
While she does as she's told
C F Am G
She's walking on eggshells
C F Am G
And when push comes to shove
C F Am G
she's full of belonging
C C F
but not full of love
Am
Back to the studio
G
Where she was told not to go
Em
Feeling sick with guilt, the tension builds
F
As she opens the door
Am
And what else would be there
G
But a trusting pair
Em F
Of strong bodies, lacking in worries, performing a pas de deux
F
I am not right
Yes this is what's right
Em
Souls, and hearts and minds intertwined
C F
I won't be defined by him anymore.
C F Am G
She's walking on eggshells
C F Am G
And when push comes to shove
C F Am G
she's full of belonging
C C F
but not full of love
C C F
So goodbye to tommy
C C F
And hello to sam,
C C G F
He doesn't wear glasses, but he loves how she dances
C C F
And he'll hold her hand.
C C F
Yes Poppy's a dancer,
C C F
with plans of her own
C C G F
you'll see her and partner performing a pas de deux
C C F
in the old studio
C F Am G
She's walking on rivers
C F Am G
he lifts her above
C F Am G
she's full of belonging
C
and so full of love