Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
\nMy father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
\nSpin me around ’til I fell asleep
\nThen up the stairs he would carry me
\nAnd I knew for sure I was loved
\nIf I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
\nI’d play a song that would never, ever end<\/p>\n
How I’d love, love, love
\nTo dance with my father again
\nWhen I and my mother would disagree
\nTo get my way, I would run from her to him
\nHe’d make me laugh just to comfort me
\nThen finally make me do just what my mama said
\nLater that night when I was asleep
\nHe left a dollar under my sheet
\nNever dreamed that he would be gone from me
\nIf I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
\nI’d play a song that would never, ever end<\/p>\n
‘Cause I’d love, love, love
\nTo dance with my father again
\nSometimes I’d listen outside her door
\nAnd I’d hear how my mother cried for him
\nI pray for her even more than me
\nI pray for her even more than me
\nI know I’m praying for much too much
\nBut could you send back the only man she loved
\nI know you don’t do it usually
\nBut dear Lord she’s dying
\nTo dance with my father again
\nEvery night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream<\/p>\n
Author: Luther Vandross<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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