DANCE WITH MY FATHER                                              by: Luther Vandros

Back when I was a childBefore life removed all the innocenceMy father would lift me highAnd dance with my mother and me and then

Spin me around till I fell asleepThen up the stairs he would carry meAnd I knew for sureI was loved

If I could get another chanceAnother walk, another dance with himI’d play a song that would never, ever endHow 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 himHe’d make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeahThen finally make me do just what my mama said

Later that night when I was asleepHe left a dollar under my sheetNever dreamed that heWould be gone from me

If I could steal one final glanceOne final step, one final dance with himI’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 himI pray for her even more than meI pray for her even more than me

I know I’m prayin’ for much too muchBut could You send back the only man she lovedI know You don’t do it usuallyBut dear lord, she’s dyin’ to dance with my father againEvery night I fall asleepAnd this is all I ever dream