I Hope You Dance

I'd been doing a lot of forced self-analysis in the recent past - thinking about strengths, weaknesses, blah, blah and blah. And one weakness that was obviously irrelevant then but quite a weakness still is that I'm a passive listener when it comes to music. To me, sound matters more than the lyrics. It's not a new discovery but then this is just how I function. I hardly make an effort to listen to(understand the meaning of) the words. I usually need someone to tell me to do it. I wish I wasn't like this.

So, it again led to a situation where I had a beautiful song in my tiny collection and I'd heard it a zillion times...liked it too...but only now saw how beautiful it is because it's Saumya's favourite song and I got to read the lyrics. It's thanks to Rohit that I get to hear I hope you dance by Lee Ann Womack...

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 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

Living might mean taking chances

But they're worth taking

Lovin' might be a mistake

But it's worth making

Don't let some hell bent heart

Leave you bitter

When you come close to selling 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

I hope you still feel small

When you stand beside the ocean

Whenever one door closes, 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

I hope you dance

I hope you dance!