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 new 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



oooo 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 yeah yeah

then finally make me do just what my momma 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 hear how my mother cried for him

I'd pray for her even more than me

I'd pray for her even more than me



I know I'm praying

for much to much

but could you send back

the only man she loved

I know you don't do it usually

but dear lord she's dyin

to dance with my father again



every night I fall asleep

and this is all I ever dream