Dance With My Father
Luther Vandross Lyrics

Back when I was a child
When I was young and innocent

Before life removed all the innocence
Before life took away my innocence

My father would lift me high
My father would lift me up in his arms

And dance with my mother and me
And dance with both me and my mother together

And then
And after that

Spin me around 'till I fell asleep
Spin me around until I fell asleep

Then up the stairs he would carry me
Then, he would carry me up the stairs

And I knew for sure
And I was absolutely sure

I was loved
That I was loved by him

If I could get another chance
If I could have one more opportunity

Another walk
Another walk with him

Another dance with him
Another dance with my father

I'd play a song that would never ever end
I would play a song that would never stop playing

How I'd love love love
How much I would love to

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

When I and my mother
When me and my mother

Would disagree
Had a disagreement

To get my way I would run
To get my way, I would run

From her to him
From my mother to my father

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

Then finally make me do
And then he would make me do

Just what my mama said
Exactly what my mother told me to do

Later that night when I was asleep
Later that night when I was sleeping

He left a dollar under my sheet
He left a dollar bill under my sheet

Never dreamed that he
Never thought that he

Would be gone from me
Would leave me behind

If I could steal one final glance
If I could take one last look

One final step
One last step with him

One final dance with him
One last dance with my father

I'd play a song that would never ever end
I would play a song that would never stop playing

'Cause I'd love love love to
Because I would really, really, love to

Dance with my father again
Dance with my father one last time

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

And I'd hear how mama would cry for him
And I would hear how much my mother missed him

I'd pray for her even more than me
I would pray for her, even more, when I heard her cry

I know I'm praying for much too much
I know I am asking for too much

But could you send her
But could you please send her

The only man she loved
The man she truly loved

I know you don't do it usually
I know this is not what you usually do

But Dear Lord
But please, Dear Lord

She's dying to dance with my father again
She really wants to dance with my father one last time

Every night I fall asleep
Every night before I fall asleep

And this is all I ever dream
This is all I ever dream about