Lyrics To Waltz With My Mother Again - Derek Ryan

To Waltz With My Mother Again

In a little dancehall, only seven years tall
I’d wait to watch my daddy play
On holidays from school, thinking I was so cool
To be up, staying out late
With my fears, he drank, I’d sit and I’d sing
Every song, every word
Till mammy would ask me out for a dance
Oh, how in love was my world
Lord, once more, give us an encore
To feel the way I felt back then
'Cause I’d give everything for my daddy to sing
So I could waltz with my mother again
That was the start of songs in my heart
As sweet harmony filled our home
Given only the best till we flew the nest
To go build a world of our own
Then one Summer day, God called her away
To watch over us from above
Now every night, under the spotlight
I feel the strength of her love
Oh Lord, once more, give us an encore
Just like it was way back then
'Cause I’d give everything for my daddy to sing
So I could waltz with my mother again
Lord, once more, give us an encore
To feel the way I felt back then
'Cause I’d give everything for my daddy to sing
So I could waltz with my mother again
One day, with God’s grace, I feel her embrace
And I waltz with my mother again