《与父亲共舞》是2004年格莱美金曲之一。黑人歌手就着R&B音乐，娓娓道来一个童年深印脑海的景象，一个如今遥不可及的梦：在父亲的怀抱中享受被爱的感觉。——在孩子眼中，父亲永远是最坚强最可依靠的港湾：被父亲高高举起，在嬉闹中睡着、被抱上楼睡觉，在父亲的循循善诱中开始懂事——可这一切都不会重来，“若再次与他散步，再次与他共舞，我会放首永远永远不会结束的曲子”，“只要再看一眼，只要再与他跳支舞”，“这就是每晚都出现的梦”……

Dance With My Father
Luther Vandross

Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me
And then, spin me around till I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me and I knew for sure I was loved

If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him,
I´d play a song that would never ever end
How I´d love love love to dance with my father again.

When I and my mother would disagree 
To get my way I would run from her to him
He´d make me laugh just to comfort me, yeah, yeah
Then finally make me do just what my momma said
Later that night when I was asleep, he left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me

If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I´d play a song that´d never never end
´Cause I´d love love love to dance with my father again.

Sometimes I´d listen outside her door
And I´d hear how my momma cried for him
I pray for her even more than me, I pray for her even more than me

I know I´m praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don´t do it usually
But dear Lord she´s dying to dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream