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 that 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
Livin' might mean takin' chances but 
they're worth takin'
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin'
Don't 
let some hell bent heart leave you bitter
When you come close to sellin' 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 dance, I hope you dance
(Time is a wheel in constant 
motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years 

And wonder where those years have gone)

[Repeat *]

Dance, I 
hope you dance