She dances in these sheets at nights

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 love

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