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


till 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






Ooh, ooh









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,


yeah, yeah


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



'cause I'd love,


love, love
to dance with my father again








sometimes I'd listen
outside her door
and I'd hear
her, mama cryin'
for him



I pray
for her

even more
than me





I pray
for her

even more
than me





















I know
I'm prayin'

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 dyin'



to dance with



my father again





every night


I fall asleep
and this





is all I ever dream.



Song performed by


Luther Vandross