父亲节:与父亲跳舞 Dance with My Father

Back when I was a child,

Before life removed all the innocence¹,

My father would lift me high,

And dance with my mother and me,

And then...

Spin² me around til' 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,

Then finally make me do just what my momma 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 how my momma cried for him

I pray for her even more than me...

I pray for her even more than me.....

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 Lord³ she's dying⁴,

To dance with my father again.

Every night I fall asleep

1 innocence   

n.无罪；天真；无害

参考例句：

• There was a touching air of innocence about the boy.这个男孩有一种令人感动的天真神情。
• The accused man proved his innocence of the crime.被告人经证实无罪。

2 spin   

v./n.纺，（使）快速旋转；旋转，旋转运动

参考例句：

• A man cannot spin and weave at the same time.[谚]一心不能二用。
• We can go for a spin on a bicycle on campus.我们可以骑自行车在校园里兜一圈。

3 lord   

n.上帝，主；主人，长官；君主，贵族

参考例句：

• I know the Lord will look after him.我知道上帝会眷顾他的。
• How good of the Lord not to level it beyond repair!上帝多么仁慈啊，竟没有让这所房子损毁得不可收拾！

4 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。