Missing Dad - 7 Years Later

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 

Oooh... 

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 how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me...

 I know I'm praying 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 dying
To dance with my father again 

Every night I fall asleep
And this is all I ever dream

"Dance With My Father" ~ Luther Vandross