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Back when, I was a child 00:14
Before life removed 00:21
All the innocence 00:24
My father, would lift me up 00:27
And dance with 00:33
My mother 00:34
And me and then, uh 00:36
Spin me around 00:39
Til I fell asleep 00:40
Then up the stairs 00:45
He would carry me 00:46
And I knew for sure 00:49
I was loved 00:52
If I could get 00:56
Another chance 00:59
Another walk 01:02
Another dance with him 01:04
I'd play a song 01:08
That would never 01:10
Ever end 01:11
How I'd love, love, love 01:12
To dance with 01:16
My father again 01:18
01:22
Ooooh 01:24
01:28
When I my mother 01:31
Would disagree 01:34
To get my way 01:38
I would run 01:40
From, her to him 01:41
He'd make me laugh 01:44
Just to comfort me 01:45
Then finally 01:50
Make me do 01:51
Just what my, mama said 01:53
Later that when I was asleep 01:56
He left a dollar 02:01
Under my sheet 02:04
Never, dreamed 02:06
That he 02:08
Would be 02:09
Gone from me 02:10
If I could steal 02:13
One final glance 02:16
One final step 02:19
One final 02:22
Dance with him 02:23
I'd play a song 02:25
That would 02:27
Never, ever end 02:27
How I'd, love, love, love 02:30
To dance with 02:34
My father, again 02:35
Sometimes, I'd listen 02:40
Outside her door 02:42
And I'd here 02:46
How mama 02:47
Would cry for him 02:48
I'd pray for her 02:51
Even more than me 02:53
I'd, pray for her 02:57
Even more than me 02:59
03:04
Ooooh, ooh 03:07
03:09
Ooh, ooooh 03:19
I know 03:19
I'm praying 03:20
For much, to much 03:21
But could 03:24
You send back 03:25
The only man 03:27
She loved 03:29
I know you don't 03:31
Do it usually 03:32
But dear Lord 03:35
She's dyin 03:37
To dance 03:39
With my father 03:40
Again 03:42
03:46
Every night 03:48
I fall asleep 03:49
And this is all 03:51
I ever dream 03:52
03:53

Dance With My Father

By
Luther Vandross
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Dance with My Father
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[English]

Back when, I was a child

Before life removed

All the innocence

My father, would lift me up

And dance with

My mother

And me and then, uh

Spin me around

Til 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

...

Ooooh

...

When I my mother

Would disagree

To get my way

I would run

From, her to him

He'd make me laugh

Just to comfort me

Then finally

Make me do

Just what my, mama said

Later that 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

How I'd, love, love, love

To dance with

My father, again

Sometimes, I'd listen

Outside her door

And I'd here

How mama

Would cry for him

I'd pray for her

Even more than me

I'd, pray for her

Even more than me

...

Ooooh, ooh

...

Ooh, ooooh

I know

I'm praying

For much, to 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

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary Meanings

dance

/dæns/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move rhythmically to music
  • noun
  • - a series of steps and movements that match the speed and rhythm of a piece of music

father

/ˈfɑːðər/

A1
  • noun
  • - a male parent

mother

/ˈmʌðər/

A1
  • noun
  • - a female parent

love

/lʌv/

A1
  • noun
  • - an intense feeling of affection
  • verb
  • - to feel intense affection for

child

/tʃaɪld/

A1
  • noun
  • - a young human being below the age of puberty or below the legal age of majority

run

/rʌn/

A1
  • verb
  • - to move quickly on foot

sleep

/sliːp/

A1
  • verb
  • - to be in a state of rest
  • noun
  • - a condition of body and mind which typically recurs for several hours every night

cry

/kraɪ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to shed tears

dream

/driːm/

A2
  • noun
  • - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
  • verb
  • - to experience dreams during sleep

song

/sɔːŋ/

A2
  • noun
  • - a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung.

chance

/tʃæns/

B1
  • noun
  • - a possibility of something happening

comfort

/ˈkʌmfərt/

B1
  • verb
  • - to ease the grief or distress of

lift

/lɪft/

B1
  • verb
  • - to raise to a higher position or level

pray

/preɪ/

B1
  • verb
  • - to address a solemn request or expression of thanks to God or another deity

steal

/stiːl/

B2
  • verb
  • - to take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it

gone

/ɡɔːn/

B2
  • adjective
  • - no longer present; departed

innocence

/ˈɪnəsəns/

B2
  • noun
  • - the state of being innocent

glance

/ɡlɑːns/

B2
  • noun
  • - a brief or hurried look

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