Lonely Ballad of Dance

(hummm) Spinning slowly in a room of white and gold

I feel your tiny hand inside my palm

It seems like only yesterday

I held you from the cold

And sang a quiet lullaby to keep you safe and calm

But time is a river

that we cannot slow

I raised you up just to let you go

Now you're dancing

in your wedding gown

And my happy tears are falling down

I see your mother's eyes inside your smile

She would have loved to see you stand right here

I know she's watching

as we walk this final mile

And holding both of us so very near (hmm-mmm)

But time is a river

that we cannot slow

I raised you up just to let you go

Now you're dancing in your wedding gown

And my happy tears are falling down

Just one more turn across the floor

My little girl

forevermore (ooh)