Father-Daughter Dance

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The Father-Daughter Dance
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Was only two weeks away
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They asked her if she was 
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planning to go
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The only thing she could say was

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My daddy is not around
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He’s locked in a jail on the 
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outskirts of town
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I wish we could dance on that 
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Saturday night
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But I’ll have to turn it down
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’Cause my daddy is not around

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The little girl wrote to the sheriff
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Her request was unusual
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Would you be willing to put on a 
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dance
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Since my father cannot come to 
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school?
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My daddy is not around
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He’s locked in your jail on the 
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outskirts of town
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I wish we could dance on that 
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Saturday night
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Please don’t make me turn it down
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’Cause my daddy is not around

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The dance was held at the prison
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Her dad wore a shirt and tie He told
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 her
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“You look like a princess to me
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May I have this dance tonight?”

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And their feet never touched the 
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ground
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They forgot where they were on the
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 outskirts of town
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They were dancing together on a 
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Saturday night
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He spun her around and around
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And their feet never touched the 
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ground

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After the final song played
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And the school bus drove away
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Alone in the dark
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His heart broken in two
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Her daddy began to pray

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Dear Jesus, my girl needs her dad 
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around
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Not locked in a jail on the 
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outskirts of town
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Then we could dance every 
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Saturday night
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I don’t want to let her down
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Help me turn my life around
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’Cause my girl needs her dad around