I Hope You Dance Lyrics - American Idol

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 

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 

(Time is a wheel in constant motion always) 

I hope you dance 

(Rolling us along) 

I hope you dance 

(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder) 

I hope you dance 

(Where those years have gone) 

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 

Dance 

I hope you dance 

(Dance) 

I hope you dance 

(Time is a wheel in constant motion always) 

I hope you dance 

(Rolling us along) 

I hope you dance 

(Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder) 

I hope you dance 

(Where those years have gone) 

Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder 

(Dance) 

Where those years have gone 

(Dance)