Been listening to Garth Brooks lately. Forgot how much I liked him. The Dance is one of my favorite songs but Brooks didn’t write it, a guy named Tony Arata did and here he is singing it.
Looking back on the memory of
The dance we shared beneath the stars above
For a moment all the world was right
How could I have known you’d ever say goodbye
And now I’m glad I didn’t know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I’d of had to miss the dance
Holding you I held everything
For a moment wasn’t I the king
But if I’d only known how the king would fall
Hey who’s to say you know I might have changed it all
And now I’m glad I didn’t know
The way it all would end the way it all would go
Our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain
But I’d of had to miss the dance
Yes my life is better left to chance
I could have missed the pain but I’d of had to miss the dance
anniegirl1138 
This song is one of my favourites. I sometimes quote that line – “I could have missed the pain but I’d have had to miss the dance” – to friends who either regret something they’ve done (because it went wrong) or who hesitate about doing something (for fear of it going wrong).
He got a little nutty for a while. he released a rock and roll album under another name.
Whatever happened to Garth? Wasn’t he a REALLY BIG DEAL at one point? Perhaps he’s having afternoon tea with Bob Seger.
So true. You can’t have light without dark, nor love without pain. Good song.