I hope you danceI hope you never lose your sense of __________ (1)

You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger May you never take one __________ (2) breath for granted

God forbid love ever leave you empty-handed I hope you still feel __________ (3) when you stand beside the

__________ (4)Whenever one door __________ (5) I hope one more opens

Promise me 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 __________ (6) in the distance Never settle for the path of least __________ (7)

Living might mean taking chances but they're worth taking Lovin' might be a __________ (8) but it's worth making

Don't let some hell-bent heart leave you bitter When you come close to selling out, __________ (9)

Give the heavens above more than just a passing __________ (10)

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

Chorus:I hope you dance

(Time is a real and constant motion always) I hope you dance (Rolling us along) I hope you dance

(Tell me who) I hope you dance

(Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) (Where those years have gone)

I hope you still feel __________ when you stand by the __________

Whenever one door __________, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance

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

Dance... I hope you dance

(Chorus)

When I heard the lyric of “I hope you dance” the first time, my children came to mind immediately.  These are the things I want for them in life:  to feel small when they stand beside the ocean, to give faith a fighting chance, to give the heavens above more than just a passing glance.  I remembered thinking, “If they understood the meaning of this lyric when they’re grown, I’ll have done my job as their mother.”

Lee Ann Womack