Dance With My Father
Céline Dion Lyrics

Back when I was a child
Thinking about my childhood days

Before life removed all the innocence
Before troubles of life took away the sweet things I knew as a child

My father would lift me high
My father used to hold and pick me up in his arms

And dance with my mother and me
And then he would dance with both my mother and me

And then spin me around 'til I fell asleep
And he would then spin me around until I fell asleep

Then up the stairs he would carry me
He would then carry me upstairs

And I knew for sure I was loved
At that point, I was certain he loved me

If I could get another chance
If I had an opportunity for that experience again

Another walk, another dance with him
Another chance to walk with him and dance in his arms

I'd play a song that would never ever end
I would choose a song that would last forever

How I'd love, love, love
How I would cherish that moment

To dance with my father again
To have that dance with my father one more time

When I and my mother will disagree
When my mother and I will have our differences

To get my way I would run from her to him
I would run to him to get my way

He'd make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah
He would make me happy just to make me feel better

Then finally make me do just what my mama says
He would then make me obey what my mother had instructed me to do

Later that night when I was asleep
Later that evening when I already slept

He left a dollar under my sheet
He left me some money under my bedsheet

Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
I didn't imagine he would leave me someday

If I could steal one final glance
If I could have just one final look

One final step, one final dance with him
One final opportunity to take a step and dance with him

I'd play a song that will never, never end
I would choose a song that would never stop playing

'Cause I'd love, I'd love to dance with my father again
Because I would truly adore having another dance with my father

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
Occasionally, I would eavesdrop outside my mother's door

And I'd hear how my mama cried for him
And I would hear my mother crying for him

I pray for her even more than me
I ask God to help her more than I pray for myself

I know I'm praying for much too much
I understand that I am asking for a lot

But could you send back the only man she loved
But could you please send back the only man she ever loved

I know you don't do it usually
I know it's not something you usually do

But dear Lord, she's dying
But my Lord, she's nearing death

To dance with my father again
To have a dance once again with my father

Every night I fall asleep
Every time I sleep at night

And this is all I ever dream
This is all I'm constantly dreaming