I Hope You Dance... (Second Take)

I just found out this morning from my sister, Rowee, in Chicago, that this poem, which I love so much, is actually a song. She was ecstatic to find the lyrics in my blog because it is one of her favorites and is her and bestfriend, Elena's theme song for each other.

I checked it out in the net and yes, it is a country song actually, originally sang in 2000 by Lee Ann Womack (and revived by Ronan Keating in 2006). Here's the song and video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTQfERb9HVk

This one is for my own best friend, Roxe... You encouraged me to dance when I wanted to sit it out... Thanks... You know that I'm dancing now... and singing, and laughing, and living, and loving, and...

I HOPE YOU DANCE

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder

You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger

May you never take one single breath for granted

God forbid love ever leave you empty handed
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance....I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance

Never settle for the path of least resistance

Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin'

Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin'
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter

When you come close to sellin' out reconsider

Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance....I hope you dance

Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along

Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder

Where those years have gone

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
Dance.... I hope you dance...
I hope you dance.... I hope you dance...