For A Dancer

Album: Late For The Sky (1974)
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  • Keep a fire burning in your eye
    Pay attention to the open sky
    You never know what will be coming down
    I don't remember losing track of you
    You were always dancing in and out of view
    I must have thought she'd always be around
    Always keeping things real by playing the clown
    Now you're nowhere to be found

    I don't know what happens when people die
    Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try
    It's like a song I can hear
    Playing right in my ear
    That I can't sing
    I can't help listening

    I can't help feeling stupid standing 'round
    Crying as they ease you down
    'Cause I know that you'd rather we were dancing
    Dancing our sorrow away
    (Right on dancing)
    No matter what fate chooses to play
    (There's nothing you can do about it anyway)

    Just do the steps that you've been shown
    By everyone you've ever known
    Until the dance becomes your very own
    No matter how close to yours
    Another's steps have grown
    In the end there is one dance you'll do alone

    Keep a fire for the human race
    And let your prayers go drifting into space
    You never know what will be coming down

    Perhaps a better world is drawing near
    Just as easily, it could all disappear
    Along with whatever meaning you might have found
    Don't let the uncertainty turn you around
    (The world keeps turning around and around)
    Go on and make a joyful sound

    Into a dancer you have grown
    From a seed somebody else has thrown
    Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own
    And somewhere between the time
    You arrive and the time you go
    May lie a reason you were alive
    But you'll never know Writer/s: Jackson Browne
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Comments: 6

  • Paul Dreher from Ballwin MissouriSuch a beautiful and touching song. There are not many songs that can bring me to tears... but this is one of them.
  • Jim Thomson from Clifton, VaJB also sang this song at the Nicolette Larson tribute concert in February, 1998.
  • Tony Carfagno from Cherry Hill NjSince the late 60's his music, his words, his sound captured and healed every emotion i had. Still to this day, i know where i was, what i was doing and thinking, with each tune he recorded. You could feel the ups and downs in his life, as if it were mine. Jackson is a very special person, he truly lived his life through his songs. As i have many times before, i send my best to you and your Family and may God Bless you. Thanks for the healing of the lives of many
  • Bruce from Spokane, Wa, UsaJB is one of the best song writers in American rock music. His words and music and yes, his voice speak loudly and soulfully to me and millions more. I’ve leaned on his music to help me through some tough times and to help me understand the full beauty of life around me. I’ve been listening to his music since the early 70s and continue to listen today. Thank you Jackson for your gifts! If you are unfamiliar with his work, check it out. It’s amazing and stands the test of time for remaining relevant.
  • AnonymousI love Jackson Brown, his songs touch my soul always has a way of making me think of life and it’s meanings.
  • Andy from Osa Península, Costa RicaAll of JB’s songs were instrumental in getting me through troubled times or relationships as I matured. Interesting how I’m finding solace with his music again during this pandemic.
    Gracias hermano!
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