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The Dance

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The Dance was released on January 1, 1999 by Capitol Records as a part of the album The Dance

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Dave Koz

Performer

BeBe Winans

Performer

Matt Chamberlain

Matt Chamberlain

Drums

Randy Kerber

Piano

Michael Thompson

Michael Thompson

Guitar

Ricky Nelson

Background Vocals

Alfie Silas

Background Vocals

Janet Mims

Background Vocals

Gloria Agustus

Background Vocals

Kathy Hazzard

Background Vocals

Brian Kilgore

Percussion

Glen Ballard

Keyboards

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Tony Arata

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Peter Mokran

Mixing Engineer

Steve Hall

Mastering Engineer

Glen Ballard

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

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?

[Verse 2]

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, the dance

Would have missed the dance, the dance

I would have missed the dance

[Verse 3]

Holding you, I held everything

For a moment, oh, wasn't I a king?

But if I'd only known how the king would fall

They used to say, you know, I might have changed it all

[Verse 4]

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, the dance

I would have missed the dance, the dance

I would have missed the dance

[Verse 5]

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, our lives are better left to chance

I could have missed the pain

But I'd have had to miss the dance

Oh, the dance

[Verse 6]

Sing, the dance

I said I would have missed the dance, the dance

Said I would have missed the dance, the dance

Said I would have missed the dance, yeah, the dance

Said I would have missed the dance, the dance

Said I could have missed the dance, the dance

Written by: Tony Arata

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