Dory Previn — I Dance And Dance And Smile And Smile lyrics

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I’m always loving someone more than they love me Lord, I wish that just this once that’s not how it would be I always try too hard when I find someone new
God, I wish that just this once you’d need me more than I need you
I danced to please my father just to win one glance
Some sign of his approval
I danced and danced and danced and danced
I smiled to make my mother proud, I was her child
To win some small affection
I smiled and smiled and smiled and smiled
My books and bikes I bartered to try and buy a friend
Now I’ve grown this heart i own is the currency I spend and spend and spend
And in the end I will give you everything I own
Sure you never want me for myself alone
Oh how I hate the way I am always trying to impress
Lord, if I could love me more than I could love you less
And if I could love you less I would not confuse you dancing dancing smiling
smiling
'Til of course I lose you