Dance With My Father

Today I am really missing my Dad.  No real reason more than usual...just missing the good man that he was.  I hope to pass on his amazing legacy.  I miss you, Daddy!  This is for all of you who have lost your Daddy's.  It is never easy.  I think of my Grandma Kestner too...she's lost her Daddy, the Love of her life & her Son!  How grateful I am to have her on this earth at this time and for such a good chunk of time...she is 87! 

Enjoy the song...I hope you have lots of tissues! 

Here are the lyrics to what you are hearing.  Luther Vandross wrote it just for my dad I am sure.  I mean even the little details of Daddy putting money under my pillow or making me feel loved and then reminding me to do as Mom asked.

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

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