SAVED THIS DANCE

Words and Music by Julia Vidito 

Copyright 2012

WHEN I WAS A CHILD ALL MY HOPES AND DREAMS WERE YOU

I DANCED FREE AND WILD KNOWING YOU WERE DANCING TOO

BUT LIFE BROKE THE SEAL OF THINKING I WOULD ALWAYS BE PURE

AND SOON I WENT DANCING NO MORE

BUT NOW I SEE YOU’RE CHANGING ME; YOU’VE GIVEN JOY ANEW

ABBA, FATHER, I’VE SAVED THIS DANCE FOR YOU

ALL MY SINS CREATE DISFIGURED PICTURES IN MY MIND

STILL, WHEN I PRESENT MY CRIMES YOU SAY THAT YOU ARE BLIND

YOUR SACRIFICE OF LOVE IS A SHIELD AROUND MY SOUL

AND IN YOU, FATHER, I AM WHOLE

AS A CHILD I BOLDLY COME BEFORE MY FATHER’S THRONE

LET THE CENTER OF MY HEART BE YOU AND YOU ALONE

MY PRAISE IS SWEETNESS TO YOUR EARS

MY SONG IS PURE AND NEW

ABBA, FATHER, I’VE SAVED THIS DANCE FOR YOU

I CAN SEE YOU’RE CHANGING ME; YOU’VE GIVEN JOY ANEW

ABBA, FATHER, I’VE SAVED THIS DANCE FOR YOU