[ti:Dance With My Father] [ar:Céline Dion] [al:The Essential Céline Dion(2CD)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dance With My Father - Céline Dion [00:16.17]Back when I was a child [00:19.30] [00:22.56]Before life removed all the innocence [00:27.04] [00:28.36]My father would lift me high [00:32.74] [00:34.13]And dance with my mother and me and then [00:39.23]Spin me around till I fell asleep [00:43.30] [00:45.14]Then up the stairs he would carry me [00:49.17] [00:49.68]And I knew for sure I was loved [00:56.43] [00:59.52]If I could get another chance [01:04.60] [01:05.48]Another walk another dance with him [01:11.89]I'd play a song that would never ever end [01:16.29]How I'd love love love [01:19.09] [01:20.27]To dance with my father again [01:26.01] [01:35.29]When I and my mother would disagree [01:39.14] [01:41.56]To get my way I would run from her to him [01:47.41]He'd make me laugh just to comfort me [01:50.95] [01:53.25]Then finally make me [01:55.52]Do just what my mama said [01:59.32]Later that night when I was asleep [02:03.33] [02:05.18]He left a dollar under my sheet [02:09.64]Never dreamed that he would be gone from me [02:15.33] [02:16.45]If I could steal one final glance [02:21.71] [02:22.25]One final step one final dance with him [02:28.31] [02:28.91]I'd play a song that would never ever end [02:33.69]'Cause I'd love love love [02:36.09] [02:37.37]To dance with my father again [02:41.89] [02:43.91]Sometimes I'd listen outside her door [02:47.65] [02:49.58]And I'd hear how my mother cried for him [02:53.82] [02:55.58]I pray for her even more than me [03:00.36] [03:01.61]I pray for her even more than me [03:05.53] [03:25.09]I know I'm praying for much too much [03:29.50] [03:30.43]But could you send back the only man she loved [03:36.40] [03:37.06]I know you don't do it usually [03:41.77]But dear Lord she's dying [03:45.48]To dance with my father again [03:50.70] [03:51.67]Every night I fall asleep and [03:54.40]This is all I ever dream [04:01.76] [04:09.82]I know you don't do it usually [04:14.12]But dear lord she's dying [04:18.19]To dance with my father again