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 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 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    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    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    I'd hear how my mother cried for him    I pray for her even more than me    I pray for her even more than me       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 dying    To dance with my father again    Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream