Jay Ducharme - The Last Dance Lyrics

The band strikes up a tune
And music fills the room
A couple takes the floor
To dance a minute more
A pretty girl, an older man
Hiding tears as best he can
No words are spoken
What can he say
He knows that his girl
Will be leaving today

It's the last dance
For father and daughter
The last dance
And then she must go
It's the last dance
For father and daughter
Daughter must dance
With another man now

So many years have passed
His girl grew up so fast
The years that slipped away
Seem just like yesterday
Although those times he knew are gone
For now their final dance goes on
Soon she'll be waltzing with somebody new
Someone he hopes will forever be true

It's the last dance
For father and daughter
The last dance
And then she must go
It's the last dance
For father and daughter
Daughter must dance
With another man now

He gently hugs the bride
And finally steps aside
And as the couple parts
Different music starts
Just as it was for his own wife
His daughter is off to begin her new life
He knows that although they'll be miles apart
Their last dance together will stay in his heart

It's the last dance
For father and daughter
The last dance
And then she must go
It's the last dance
For father and daughter
Daughter must dance
With another man now