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 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 him

Id play a song that would never, ever end

How I 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

Hed 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

Id play a song that would never, ever end

Cause I love, love, love

To dance with my father again

Sometimes Id listen outside her door

And Id hear how my mother cried for him