Dance With My Father Again
Tamyra Gray Lyrics

Back when I was a child
In the past, during my childhood

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

My father would lift me high
My father would pick me up and raise me high above the ground

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

Spin me around till I fell, fell asleep
He would spin me around in circles until I felt so dizzy that I fell asleep

Then up the stairs he would carry me
After I had fallen asleep, he would carry me up the stairs to my bed

And I knew for sure, I was loved.
His actions showed me that he loved me and cared for me deeply

If I could get another chance
If I were given the opportunity again

Another walk, another dance with him
To take another walk or dance with my father

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

How I'd love, love, love to dance with my father again.
I would love nothing more than to dance with my father again

When I and my mother would disagree
When my mother and I would have an argument or not see eye to eye

To get my way I would run from her to him
I would seek refuge with my father to try to get what I wanted

He'd make me laugh just to comfort me (ooh)
He would try to cheer me up and make me laugh to help me feel better

And finally make me do just what my mother said
Eventually, he would convince me to do what my mother wanted me to do

Later that night when I fell asleep
After I had gone to bed and drifted off to sleep

He left a dollar under my sheet
He left a dollar bill underneath the sheet of my bed

Never dreamed that he would be gone from me. (noo)
I never would have imagined that he would be taken away from me

If I could steal one final glance,
If I could have just one more look at him

One final step, one final dance with him
One final opportunity to take a step or dance with my father

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

'Cause I'd love, love, love to dance with my father again.
Because I would love nothing more than to dance with my father again