Dance - daniel couper
Channel: daniel couper
Date: 2018-05-12

A song about rising in love, written for my wife just before we got engaged. She sings with me here, and we're accompanied on the strings by Millicent Runnels and Colin Jeffress.

LYRICS:
Listen closer, darling;
Hear a little harder now--
Past the song that I'm singing,
Past the words in my mouth;

The silence sings a sweeter song
Than anything we've heard before:
A symphony of stars and of sunsets,
The desperate cries of the lonesome and poor.

So let the music wrap you up in its arms;
Let it hold you close and never let you go.
The Mystery of Love sings His strength over you;
Can you hear the silent song of hope?

Come on, baby, would you take my hand?
It may be a rough road, but I want to take that chance.
Sometimes I'm gonna fall, but I'll get right back up again
Because this song is gonna last a lifetime,
So may I have this dance?

Hold on, honey, let's not let ourselves get so excited that
We forget that we're gonna spend our whole lives fighting for a
Whole lot more than what might seem so right in our eyes
And sometimes I might even step on your toes;
But don’t let go, no, no, no;

Come on, baby, won't you take my hand?
It's gonna be a rough road, but we've gotta take that chance.
Sometimes we’re gonna fall, but we’ll get right back up again
Because this song is gonna last a lifetime,
So may I have this dance?

Well, every separation is a promise to return;
There's beauty in the emptiness,
   Where the fires of love can burn;
And every bit of letting go is a holding on to hope;
I've gotta know we're spending our lives
   For more than learning how to cope.

Come on baby, won't you take my hand?
It's gonna be a rough road, but we've gotta take this chance.
Sometimes we're gonna fall, but we'll get right back up again
Because this song is gonna last a lifetime--
This song is gonna last forever;
May I have this dance?

This song is gonna last forever.