Garth Brooks --- The Dance 

Lookin' back on the memories of 
the dance we shared beneath the stars above.
For a moment, all the world was right.
How could I've known that you'd ever say 'good bye?' 

(Chorus)
And now, I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end
the way it all would go.
And our lives are better left to chance.
I could have missed the pain, but I'd've had to miss the dance.

Holdin' you, I've held everything.
For a moment, wasn't I the king?
But if I'd only known how the king would fall,
Hey, who's to say, you know, I might have changed it all. 
Repeat (Chorus)

Yes, my life is better left to chance.
I could have missed the pain, but I'd've had to miss the dance.


I Hope You Dance 
"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 beside the ocean.
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens.
Promise me that 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.
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin'.
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin'.
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter.
When you come close to sellin' 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.

I hope you still feel small when you stand by the ocean.
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens.
Promise me that you'll give fate a fighting chance.
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance . . . I hope you dance."

Words by Mark D. Sanders & Tia Sillers