I Dance And Dance And Smile And Smile
Dory Previn Lyrics

I'm always loving someone
I constantly find myself falling in love with someone

More than he loves me
But unfortunately, the love is not always reciprocated

Lord
Used to express exasperation, frustration or annoyance

I wish
An exclamation to express a strong desire to change something

Just this once
If only for this one time

That's not how it would be
I wish the person would love me more than I love them this one time

I always try too hard
I over-exert myself when trying to form a new relationship

When i find someone new
Whenever I meet someone I have feelings for

God
Used to express anger, surprise or emphasis

You'd need me more
I wish the person would require my love more than I require theirs

That i need you
I want them to see just how badly I need their love

I danced
I used dancing as a way to impress my father and gain his approval

To please my father
I did things to make my father happy in hopes that he would acknowledge me

Just to win once glance
I did whatever it took just to get my father's brief attention

Some sign of his approval
All I wanted was for my father to demonstrate that he was proud of me

I danced and danced
I would dance obsessively just to get a reaction from my father

And danced and danced
An intensified version of the previous line

I smiled
I would smile all the time to please my mother

To make my mother
I did things to gain recognition from my mother

Proud i was her child
I wanted my mother to be proud of having me as her child

To gain some small attention
I tried to get my mother's attention in any way possible

I smiled and smiled
I would smile routinely just to get my mother's approval

And smiled and smiled
An intensified version of the previous line

My books and bikes
I would trade my personal belongings just to make a friend

I bartered to try
I would try to barter my possessions to get someone to be my friend

To buy a friend
I would give away things I valued to obtain a friend's approval

Now i'm grown
I am now an adult

This heart i own
My heart, my emotions

Is the currency
My emotions are what I use to try and gain love and affection from others

I spend and spend
I put in a lot of effort, time and emotions into trying to make others care for me

And spend
An intensified version of the previous line

And
Used in between phrases to express continuation

In the end
After all is said and done

I'll give you
I will give you everything

Everything i own
My emotions, care, attention and love

Sure
Used to express dissent or doubt

You'd never want me
You'll never want my love

For myself alone
Without any influence from others

How i hate the way i am
I despise the way I am, always needing others' validation and affection

Always trying to impress
Constantly trying to gain approval from others

If i could love me more
If I learned to love myself more

I could love you less
I wouldn't need someone else's love as much

And if i could
If only I was able to

Love you less
Need less love from you

I would not
Then I would not

Confuse you
Make you uncertain or cause you to doubt my intentions or feelings

Till
Until

Of course
Used to indicate that something is expected or anticipated

I lose you....
I will lose you