Back when I was a child   Before life removed all the innocence   My father would lift me high   And dance with my momma 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 me an' my momma 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 momma said      Later that night while 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   How I'd love, love, love to dance with my father again      Sometimes I'd listen outside her door   And I'd hear how my momma cried for him   I'd pray for her even more than me   I'd pray for her even more      "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 dyin' to dance with my father again"      Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream