I was alone at your recital
You were open like a Bible
On your toes you circled like a halo
All the girls beside you
The leotards confined you
I was getting lost inside your faint glow

I never told you
How much everyone adored you
By the time the words would reach me, you'd be halfway home
And that day in your kitchen
Your family knew I loved you
And they all knew you didn't
And we never closed the difference

Penelope
You're not dancing anymore
I heard he took your hand
But your feet stayed on the floor
Penelope
You never learned to dance alone
But just remember how I did it
Every time you came along

You never watched me
As I moved my body
To any floor that your green eyes would fall on
Waved my hands in silence
As the only trees passed by us
Shuffled and I shuffled
Someone even seen me fly once

Back and forth I traveled
I could never change the channel
Stood naked on the field when I knew I'd lost the battle
And when you finally left
No, I could never learn the steps
I fell so far behind that all I had were my own hands

Penelope
You're not dancing anymore
I heard he took your hand
But your feet stayed on the floor
Penelope
You never learned to dance alone
But just remember how I did it
Every time you came along