I hope you never lose your sense of wonder

You get your fill to eat

But always keep that hunger

May you never take one single

Breath for granted

God forbid love ever leave you empty handed

I hope you still feel small

When you stand beside the ocean

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out

Or dance

I hope you dance

I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

Never settle for the path of least resistance

Living might mean taking chances

But they're worth taking

Loving might be a mistake but it's worth making

And don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter

When you come close to selling out

Reconsider

Give the heavens above

More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice

To sit it out or dance

I hope you dance

I hope you dance

Dance

I hope you dance

I hope you still feel small

When you stand by the ocean

And if one door closes

I hope one door opens

Promise me

You'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice

To sit it out or dance

Dance

I hope you dance

Dance

I hope you dance

Time is a wheel in constant motion

Always rolling us along

Tell me who wants to look back

On their years

And wonder where those years have gone

I hope you dance

I hope you dance

I hope you climb that mountain