I HOPE YOU DANCE

Mama's baby boy, as you turned half year old,

I hope you will grow up never taking life for granted.
I hope you will never fear and always be ready to take chances.
I hope you will never lose your sense of wonder.
I hope you will always have faith in Allah.
I hope you will always believe in love.
And when you get the choice to sit it out or do something and dance,
I hope you will always choose to dance.
Always choose to dance, baby.

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I HOPE YOU DANCE
(Music and Lyrics by Mark D. Sanders/Tia Sillers.
Performed by Lee Ann Womack)

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
Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking
Loving might be a mistake but it's worth making

Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to selling 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 (Time is a wheel in constant motion always)
I hope you dance (Rolling us along)
I hope you dance (Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder)
I hope you dance (Where those years have gone)

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