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 ‘til 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
I’d play a song that would
Never, ever end
How I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again
When 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’d listen outside her door
And 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
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I know I’m praying
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
Every night I fall asleep
And this is all I ever dream
