"The Dance"

Every now and then, for whatever reason a song pops into my head and kind of lingers there for a few days. For the last few days I’ve had Garth Brooks’ “The Dance” (I know others have covered it, but his is the one I know the best). It’s kind of a bittersweet song that has made me ball my eyes out in the past. Actually there was a time that I couldn’t listen to it at all because of the emotions it used to bring up (right after a bad breakup during college). Since then I’ve made my peace with the song and aside from being able to appreciate the song, I now find it kind of comforting. So yeah, this is the song that, for whatever reason has been rattling around in my head...

The Dance

Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end, the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

Holding you, I held everything
For a moment wasn't I a king
But if I'd only known how the king would fall
Hey who's to say? you know I might have changed it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance

Yes my life, it's better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the dance