Looking back on the memory of 
The dance we shared 'neath the stars above 
For a moment all the world was right 
How could I have known that 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 have 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 have had to miss the dance

Yes, my life is better left to chance 
I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance