Dance With My Father

Back when I was a child

Before life removed all the innocence

My father would lift me high

And dance with my mother and me and then

Spin me around till I fell asleep

Then up the stairs he would carry me

And I knew for sure

I was loved

If I could get another chance

Another walk, another dance with him

Id play a song that would never, ever end

How Id love, love, love to dance with my father again

Ooh, ooh

When I and my mother would disagree

To get my way I would run from her to him

Hed make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah

Then finally make me do just what my mama said

Later that night when I was asleep

He left a dollar under my sheet

Never dreamed that he

Would be gone from me

If I could steal one final glance

One final step, one final dance with him

Id play a song that would never, ever end

Cause Id love, love, love to dance with my father

again

Sometimes Id listen outside her door

And Id hear her, mama crying for him

I pray for her even more than me

I pray for her even more than me

I know Im praying for much too much

But could You send back the only man she loved

I know You dont do it usually

But Lord, shes dying to dance with my father again

Every night I fall asleep

And this is all I ever dream