As a child she watched Fred Astaire
Movies on TV
She would dance with him every night
But only in her dreams
'Cause dreams are as real as the love you feel
When you're only nine years old
When she finally gets to dance
I hope he sweeps her off her feet
I hope he spins her 'round the old dance floor
And makes her night complete
When she finally gets to dance
As a girl she learned that life can be
Sometimes cruel and mean
At the prom she danced the night away
But only in her dream
'Cause dreams are as real as the love you feel
When you're pushing seventeen
When she finally gets to dance
I hope he sweeps her off her feet
I hope he spins her 'round the old dance floor
And makes her night complete
When she finally gets to dance
A little conversation
A drink and a dance
A little human affection
Is that too much to ask?
As the years roll by their weight has left
Scars that were not there
When she was only nine years old
And dreamt of Fred Astaire
But dreams are as real as the love you feel
When you're pushing 34
When she finally gets to dance
I hope he sweeps her off her feet
I hope he spins her 'round the old dance floor
And makes her night complete
When she finally gets to dance
