Dance with my father     by Luther Vandross

Back when I was a child
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/2006-10/12/xin_49100309182660820241.jpgVandross - 《Dance With My Father》" />Before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high
And dance with my mother me 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 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
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
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/2006-10/12/xin_491003091826738219182.jpgVandross - 《Dance With My Father》" />One final step
One final dance with him
I'd play a song that would never, ever end
Cause I love, love, love
To dance with my father again

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

I know I'm praying so much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know u don't do it usually
But dear lord she's dying
To dance with my father again

Every night I fall asleep this is all I ever dream

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/language_tips/2006-10/12/xin_2703031420399412111818.gifVandross - 《Dance With My Father》" />  Words and phrases

1. innocence：在这里表示“天真纯洁”，主要是指小孩子，比如说，Children lose their innocence as they grow older. （童稚的天真随着年龄的增长而消逝。）

2. get one's way：这个词组表示“不顾反对意见为所欲为”，如：She always gets her own way in the end.（她最后总是想怎样就怎样。）

3. be gone：可以表示“离开”，也可以委婉的表示“去世”。

4. cry for sb/sth：因为某人某事物而哭泣，比如说，She cried for joy. （她喜极而泣。）

5. be dying to dance：表示“非常向往跳舞”。