Released: September 20, 2005

Songwriter: Luther Vandross Richard Marx

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis James “Big Jim” Wright

[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
Spin me around ‘til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved

[Chorus]
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, yeah

[Verse 2]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me

[Chorus]
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, love
To dance with my father again

[Bridge]
Sometimes I'd listen outside her door
And I'd hear how my mama cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me

Mmm-mmm, ooh yeah...

[Chorus]
I know I'm praying for much too much
But could You send back the only man she loved?
I know You don't do it usually
But, dear Lord, she's dying
To dance with my father again

[Outro]
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

Ooh, yeah yeah yeah

I know You don't do it usually
But, dear Lord, she's dying
To dance with my father again

Céline Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion is a Canadian singer. She is renowned for her powerful, technically skilled vocals, and remains the best-selling Canadian recording artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 250 million worldwide.

She emerged as a teen star in her home country with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s. She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, where she represented Switzerland. After learning to speak English, she signed on to Epic Records in the United States. In 1990, Dion released her debut English-language album, Unison, establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world.