Saturday, February 21, 2009

I hope you dance

I love the lyrics to this song, mostly that line about

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance

You see, I did not do that when I was younger, I wish I had. No I am not dead and I do, I do dance every chance I get now! :) here, I want to dedicate this to my daughter:



I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill to eat
But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making
Don't let some hell bent heart
Leave you bitter
When you come close to selling out
Reconsider
Give the heavens above
More than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance
(Time is a real and constant motion always)
I hope you dance
(Rolling us along)
I hope you dance
(Tell me who)
I hope you dance
(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder)
(Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel small
When you stand by the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance
I hope you dance
I hope you dance

2 comments:

Gagan said...

I heard it very first time and I really liked it.

But when you said - "I did not do that when I was younger." I am really afraid to hear it as I am also not dancing when I get a chance....but not sure what is stopping me. I am afraid that may be after some years I will also have similar regret.
Life is sometimes too complex and I always find myself puzzled:)..anyways thanks for sharing such a beautiful song.

transient said...

:) sure thing!

regret is a part of life I guess, no matter what you do, its like they say - you are damned if you do and damned if you don't. so...