More songs by REYNE
Description
There are moments that are impossible to forget. When you are little, the world seems so big and warm. That moment when your dad lifts you up in his arms, spins you around, and everything around you is love and security. With each passing year, that simple joy fades, but it remains in your memory as something eternal. And then, when it seems that life has taken so much, a desperate dream emerges: just one last dance. One moment that never ends. This song is about how strong the desire can be to return to those bright times when everything was simple and real. And in every chord, there is this quiet call, a plea to bring back at least a little of what is already gone.
Lyrics and translation
Original
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
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 momma 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 mama would cry 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 can 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 this is all I ever dream
Oh, this is all I ever dream