Second Dance

from Stay Here With Me by Jesse Terry

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Second Dance

Oh tell me now, tell me now what would you do
If the love of your life came back to you
You know the one, you were both children and there’s where it died
Oh wouldn’t you, wouldn’t you move earth and stars
Leave your safe little prison and freshly cut yard
Just to remember the way that it feels when you’re truly alive

Heaven help me, I have fallen
I’ve been given, another chance
You have to answer, when fate comes calling
And take her hand for a second dance

Oh when you are young, you’re not yet aware
That something could be so perfect and rare
But over the years it becomes clear to you just what you lost
Now I’m stealing back the rest of my life
Splitting the seams with a double-edged knife
It’s gonna hurt but I know it’s worth it, whatever the cost

Heaven help me, I have fallen
I’ve been given, another chance
You have to answer, when fate comes calling
And take her hand for a second dance

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Heaven help me, I have fallen
I’ve been given, another chance
You have to answer, when fate comes calling
And take her hand for a second dance
Take her hand for a second dance

Jesse Terry - Jackson Beach Music (SESAC)2009/Angela Kaset - Quirk & Foible Music (ASCAP)2009

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from Stay Here With Me, released November 12, 2013

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Jesse Terry New York, New York

Jesse Terry is an award-winning singer-songwriter whose transcendent life and music make him one of the most prolific indie artists today. With three LPs, The Runner, Empty Seat On A Plane, and Stay Here With Me, this salt of the earth musician’s lyrical mastery, emotional depth, and soothing voice have been compared to the likes of Ryan Adams, Jackson Browne, Ray LaMontagne, and James Taylor. ... more

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