May I Have This Dance?
May I have this dance please?
Did you save this dance for me?
I would not have missed this for the world
The world is watching you now
Watching you shine, watching you sparkle
You sparkle lovely in your white gown
Your veil frames you beautiful face
All radiant, shining and lovely
This is the day I gave you away
And watched as you entered another man's household
The walk down the aisle
The walk across the threshold
The white dress
This last dance, when you smile up at me
And I smile down at you
I want you to be happy
I want you to have all the things
That I can't give you
The dance that we'll never have
The day that will never be yours
I see you watch the video
I see you watch the boys
I see you watch the other girls
And want to be part of their world
I don't know why God made you the way you are
And I pray to Him that I wil be the father you need
When I do dance you and you put your head on my shoulder
And the words you rarely speak, but I know them
I will never give you away
I am sad for you in that way
But God gave you to me to take care of
To cherish and protect
Even when others say you are not worth as much
And I know you are worth more than all of them
I will never give you away
But you will always be
My baby girl
copyright (C) 2012 christopher w neal all rights reserved
For Ruth
And everything I cannot give her