(Verse)
Oh, I can't afford to go through this again,
To have loved and lost like I'd never before,
Embraced in all the things I used to be,
And yet a part of me that I had never seen,

I'd run away from all that I believed,
To hide from all the love that I had grieved, 
The ghosts of all those closest to me,
A bitter broken bastard boy,

(Chorus)
I'd take your hand any given night,
See you smiling at me through the side of your waiting eyes,

The world stops to watch as we take the floor,
And so I follow your lead, swept away into your irises, 

Eternity can wait, this dance is just for you and me, 

(Verse)
I never knew that I could feel this,
That broken hearts could be so worth it,
It's never been so hard for me to say goodbye,
But it's up to me to figure out why,

(Chorus)
I'd take your hand any given night,
See you smiling at me through the side of your waiting eyes,

The world stops to watch as we take the floor,
And so I follow your lead, swept away into your irises, 

Eternity can wait, this dance is just for you and me, 

(Bridge)
Please get out of my head,
I can't fall asleep,
I can't fall in love,
I can't forget what you said,

I swallowed my pride,
I let you decide,
Just what I was worth,
Until our fairytale died,

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I was as surprised as you when out came the words,
As honest as I'd ever been the moment you looked at me,

Suddenly your eyes betrayed your face, a smile teased,
Before laughter had its way with us, the rest is history, 

I fell into your arms that fateful night,
I looked into your eyes and saw what I had never seen before,

Beholding me so trusting and so dignified by choice,
As if I'd earned it just by being there and seeing you for all you were, 

I'll carry you with me,
And in return I'll leave a piece of me with you for safe keeping,

I never did say thank you for everything,
I never told you I could love you if you decided that you wanted me to,

Oh and some day I'll crawl out of this hole,
But as of now I waste away in lieu of doing right by you my love,

How could you have known what you were getting yourself into,
How could I have known that you would be the one to show me everything, 

(Chorus)
I'd take your hand any given night,
See you smiling at me through the side of your waiting eyes,

The world stops to watch as we take the floor,
And so I follow your lead, swept away into your irises, 

Eternity can wait, this dance is just for you and me... (x3)

Dancing with Eternity

John Francis McCarthy