Letra de
Dance With My Father

A música Dance with My Father foi escrita por Luther Vandross e Richard Marx e é uma homenagem póstuma ao pai de Vandross, que morreu quando ele era jovem. A letra expressa o desejo de Vandross de dançar novamente com seu pai, relembrando os momentos felizes de sua infância. Foi inspirada por experiências pessoais de perda e saudade.

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 my mother to dance with my father again


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 my mother to dance with my father
again

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear my 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 Lord, she's dyin' to dance with my father again


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