Ballad of Cleo and Joe lyrics

Every morning

The clock kicks off the beat.

Little Joe struggles

Just to get up on his feet,

Waits in his platforms

For the right train to come

Sipping his coffee:

Another day has begun!

Little Joe

Got work for minimum wage;

Tries to get through

Another dead beat day.

At five o'clock,

He comes home to change;

Takes him many hours

Just to rearrange...

[Chorus:]

And he works his body

Just to be somebody:

There's a woman in the mirror

Looking like a dream!

And he works his body

And he feels somebody,

And the working boy

Becomes a dancing queen!

[Instrumental]

[Chorus:]

And he works his body

Just to be somebody:

There's a woman in the mirror

Looking like a dream!

And he works his body

And he feels somebody,

And the working boy

Becomes a dancing queen!

Every night

The DJ kicks off the beat.

Little Cleo's jumping

Just to get up on her feet,

Waits in her platforms

For the right song to come

Sipping her cocktail:

Another night has begun!

[Chorus:]

And he works his body

Just to be somebody:

There's a woman in the mirror

Looking like a dream!

And he works his body

And he feels somebody,

And the working boy

Becomes a dancing queen!

Every morning

The clock kicks off the beat.

Little Joe struggles

Just to get up on his feet,

Waits in his platforms

For the right train to come...

• Artist:Cyndi Lauper
• Album:Sisters of Avalon (1996)