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BBback when IF wasGm a chFild before life removed all the innocence
MBby fatDmher wEbould Flift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
SBbpin mEbe around 'til I fell asleep
TCmhen up the stairs he would carry me
ABbnd I knFew for sure I was loved
IBbf I cDmould Gmget anothEber chance another walk another dance with him
ICm'd plGmay a song that would never ever end
HCmow I'd love love love
TFo daBbnce with my father again
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WBbhen I Fand my mother would disagree
TGmo getF my way I would run from her to him
HBbe'd makDme me laugh just to comfort me
TEbhen finallyF make me do just what my mama said
LBbater Ebthat night when I was asleep
HCme leftBb a dollar under my sheet
NCmever dFreamed that he would be gone from me
IBbf I cDmould stGmeal one final Ebglance one final step one final dance with him
ICm'd plGmay a song that would never ever end
'CmCause I'd love love love
TFo daBbnce with my father again
SEbometimes I'd listen outsiFde her door
ABbnd I'd hGmear how my mother cried for him
IEb pray Ffor her even more than me
IEb pray Ffor her even more than me
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IC knowG I'm praying for much too much
BAmut could Fyou send back the only man she loved
IDm know you dAmon't do it usually
BDmut dear Lord she's dying
TGo daCnce with my father again
EDmvery night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream
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