Carolyn Arends

Dance Like No One's Watching

Carolyn Arends


I want to sing just like the sparrow 'cause the sparrow knows 
That your eye will be upon her everywhere that she goes 
I want to shout out like the mountains 'cause they say those rocks 
Love to lift up their praises and they never stop 
I want to chase you like King David till it's all that I can do 
To sing and shout and laugh about the way you made me new 

I want to dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Nobody but you 

I want to grow just like the lilies dressed up in your best 
'Cause they stretch toward the sun and trust in you for the rest 
I want to climb up like a daughter on her daddy's knee 
Who is laughing 'cause she knows that she is loved abundantly 
You said that I should come to you just like a little kid 
And maybe even kick my heels the way that David did 

I'm gonna dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Nobody but you 

Well heaven knows I worry and those worries tend to keep me 
Bottled up so tightly in my soul 
So spill me like the perfume that was poured upon your feet 
And then fill me till at last I overflow 

That's when I'll dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Nobody but you 

I want to chase you like King David till at last you capture me 
And then I'll sing and shout and laugh about the way you set me free 

I want to dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Dance like no one's watching 
Nobody but you