The Dance
It was 20 years ago when I first heard The Dance by Garth Brooks. Back then, I listened to the song over and over again, memorizing that very last line – “My life is better left to chance; I could have missed the pain; but I’d have had to miss the dance.”
I remember thinking how extremely relevant that song was to so many aspects of life – to relationships, to jobs, to activities, to events. Everything seems to start with great promise and great smiles and great hope and great excitement. But many sadly end in pain.Â
I’ve listened to that song over and over again since 1989, because of the reminder that the pain of today could have been avoided, but then the smiles of yesterday would never have happened.
And I heard the song on the radio again last night.
And I smiled.
Because it once again reminded me that I too could have missed the pain, but I’d have had to miss the dance.
