Dance with My Father Again

下午, 回家的路上, 聽到這首歌。平實簡單的歌詞, 讓人忍不住跟著Luther Vandross回到他的童年, 聽他娓娓訴說他對父親的愛和懷念。

那天, 我告訴小熊妹妹, 如果人生只能在伴侶和孩子之間選擇, 我願選擇伴侶。小熊妹妹問, 那你要什麼樣的伴侶? 我說, 就是有一個人可以和我一起感動, 一起分享生命的起伏。 就像聽到這首歌, 如果有個人可以一起分享那心中的感動, 對我來說, 就是一種最簡單的幸福。

Dance with My Father Again

Singer: Luther Vandross

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, 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 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, love, love to dance with my father
again

Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear her, 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 (more) (less)