This was Jays’ favorite song ever, and wow did it make more sense after he passed…
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The Dance by Garth Brooks:
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared beneath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known that you’d ever say goodbye
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
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn’t I a king
But if I’d only known how the king would fall
Hey who’s to say you know I might have changed it all
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 my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I’d have had to miss the dance
Written by: Tony Arata
*This song was inspired by a scene from the film “Peggy Sue Got Married” (1986). Tony Arata said, “Kathleen Turner discovers she can’t alter one aspect of her past without affecting the rest.”
*This song won “Song of the Year” and “Video of the Year” awards by the Academy of Country Music 1990.
