DANCE WITH MY FATHER

                                                         by: Luther Vandros

 

Back when I was a childBefore life removed all the innocence

 My father would lift me highAnd dance with my mother and me and then

Spin me around till I fell asleep 

Then up the stairs he would carry meAnd I knew for sureI was loved

If I could get another chance 

Another walk, another dance with himI’d play a song that would never, ever end

 How I’d love, love, love to dance with my father again

Ooh, ooh

When I and my mother would disagreeTo get my way I would run from her to him 

He’d 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 sheetNever dreamed that he 

Would be gone from me

If  I could steal one final glance

 One final step, one final dance with him 

I’d play a song that would never, ever end‘

Cause I’d love, love, love to dance with my fatheragain

Sometimes I’d listen outside her doorAnd I'd hear how my mother cried for him

 I pray for her even more than me

 I pray for her even more than me

I know I’m prayin’ for much too much

 But could You send back the only man she loved

 I know You don’t do it usually 

But dear lord, she’s dyin’ to dance with my father again

 Every night I fall asleepAnd this is all I ever dream