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 you
I'd play a song that would
never ever end
Oh, I'd love, love, love to dance
with my father again.
I and my mother would
disagree to get my way.
I would run from her to him
He'd make me laugh
just to comfort me
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
I'd play a song that would
never ever end
Cause I'd love, love, love to dance
with my father again
Sometimes I listen outside her door
And I 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 dying
To dance with my father
again
Dance with my father again
Oh -oh -oh -o h