Lookin' back,
On the memory of
The dance we shared,
(be)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'da 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'da had to miss the dance
It's my life,
It's better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'da had to miss,
The dance
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vocal this song is really great anyway, but it has special meaning 4 me. i was at a 4-h chili supper and i danced w/ this guy that i really liked (to this song) and even though i really like him still and we danced, he's never asked me out. the lyrics totally match how i feel. plus, garth always tends to sing songs to their fullest.
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vocal I came across the lyrics to this song while surfing the net and thought that it would be great. I immediately found a copy of it and listened. The only word I can think to describe how I felt was disappointment. The lyrics to this song have so much potential but I just can't like this song no matter how much I try. Sorry, absolutely dreadful.
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vocal DragonSlayer150. If you know anything about "Real Music" then you would understand this song and how great it is!
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vocal hello friends. the dance is the most beautyful song that I've heard in my hole life, it my #1 of all songs. God bless MR. Garth Brooks.
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vocal [/b] I love this song more than you will ever know! It has so much meaning to it... even though (in the song) the relation ended he had no regrets to that dance .. and I LOVE THAT.... ALL HAIL THEE GARTH BROOKS[b]
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vocal This is one of the deepest songs ever. It not about a literal dance, but rather the experiences and chances we all take in life. Sure our ventures may end in failure, but it's better to have tried and failed and that's what this song is truly about. If you have ever watched the video you would understand the true meaning behind the lyrics. The video depicts John F Kennedy on his fateful car ride through Dallas, the video also shows the space shuttle Challenger and the crew boarding just before it exploded on take-off, and finally Martin Luthor King Jr. is shown in the video giving speeches and being with his family. The meaning is simple, sure these people were all killed, but at least they tried. How many of us can truly say that they have done something this daring and this courageous as Kennedy, the Challenger crew, and Mr. King Jr. I'm sure that if given the chance, each of them would have utter these lines on their death beds. "I could have missed the pain, but I'd of had to miss.... the dance."
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vocal This song is a very moving song. the meaning saying if i could have missed the pain, but i'da have to miss the dance. and the I love how they redid the song with the listener's call ins after Dale Earnhardt's death. I found that version of the song and i cried and cried. it just fit that whole time period right then. i had heard the song before then and it was sad, but it was twenty times sadder after Dale's death.
NASCAR lost its greatest driver in the sport and he will be missed.
RIP Dale Earnhardt, forever will you be in my heart.
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vocal This song has unbelievable meaning to me...This is the song that was played at my Grandfather's funeral, and it effects me so much I can't even listen to it, because I just start crying like a baby...
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vocal I first fell in love with this song when I heard him perform it like 9 years ago, okay I was 8 but still it was a great song and as I grew older I just thought this song was...amazing. Garth Brooks did an excellent job.
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vocal PRAISE THE LORD! this song is one of the best i have EVER heard! whoever says ANYTHING bad about this song ....well screw you cuz there is ABSOLUETLY no way this song could be done any better than it is! ALL HAIL GRATH BROOKS! way to go Garth! Amazing....absoluelty amazing! This song personally means ALOT to me because of a guy I met at a wedding, I live in Georgia and he lives in Indiana, and we love eachother VERY much, but we/he decided not to get serious because it's very un-likely it'll work out. We danced to this song and it was my favorite moment of my entire life. if this song ever gets takedn off the radio or something, i might as well commit suicide.
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vocal I love this song but maybe I am not interpreting it correctly. Because, how can someone put it in their wedding as the first dance at their reception.
this song is wonderful, as i have already said. i love the insrumentals at the beginning and the end...they're both mournful but happy. . .so glad Garth's came out of retire for a lilttle bit. i love him to death. this song is AMAZING
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vocal Oh... What can I say? This song brings back lots of sad and painfull feelings. It reminds me of a boy I came really close to, and he broke my heart. The song is a metaphor that matches my feelings very well. I love it.
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vocal YAY, I love this song. I love ALL of Garth Brooks music. Its amazing, and he's an amazing artist.
This song is like MY FAV. song becuase one time, one VeRy special night, I held my boyys hand and looked up at the stars and stuff with him.haha, it was GrEATTTT!
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cuz there is ABSOLUETLY no way this song could be done any better than it is! 
