“The Dance” is a song by Garth Brooks. This page features time-synced lyrics that highlight each line as the song plays — press play to sing along in real time. The lyrics contain 31 lines.
Looking back
On the memory of
The dance we shared
'Neath the stars above
For a moment
All the world was right
But 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
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Holding you
I held everything
For a moment
Wasn't I the king?
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
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It's my life, it's better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd have had to miss the (dance)
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