Garth Brooks - The Dance (Lyrics)

"The Dance" is a song written by Tony Arata, and recorded by American country music singer Garth Brooks as the tenth and final track from his self-titled debut album, from which it was also released as the album's fourth and final single in April 1990. It is considered by many to be Brooks' signature song.[1] In a 2015 interview with Patrick Kielty of BBC Radio 2, Brooks credits the back to back success of both "The Dance" and its follow up "Friends in Low Places" for his phenomenal success.
Who Wrote Garth Brooks’ Song ‘The Dance’?

“The Dance” was written by Tony Arata, a popular singer-songwriter responsible for penning a number of country classics. The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee performed the song in front of Garth for the first time at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe. The emotion conveyed through the lyrics absolutely blew him away. Garth knew he wanted it on his self-titled debut album and that his fans would definitely respond to its meaning.
Tony actually began writing “The Dance” in the early ‘80s. He was inspired by the 1986 film Peggy Sue Got Married when finishing up the lyrics.
Garth has explained a number of times over the years that “The Dance” actually has two meanings. Some fans interpret the lyrics to be about a relationship while others have related it to historical figures and events.

“To a lot of people, I guess ‘The Dance’ is a love gone bad song. Which, you know, that it is,” Garth explained at the start of the music video for the song. “But to me, it’s always been a song about life. Or maybe the loss of those people that have given the ultimate sacrifice for a dream that they believed in, like the John F. Kennedys or the Martin Luther Kings. John Waynes or the Keith Whitleys. And if they could come back, I think they would say to us what the lyrics of ‘The Dance’ say.”
Song The Dance
Artist Garth Brooks
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