In our cold and empty house I´ve lingered now for far too long
I vainly held the rosary to pray you´d stay with me a while
But nothing seems to keep me here the way it used to do before
This time it´s me that´s leaving you I´ll never turn around

Cause when the laughter´s gone
I know I must be moving on

And I will dance when I walk away oh
I´m gonna sing I won´t beg or pray
I will dance when I walk away oh
I´m gonna sing I won´t beg or pray no more

I´m standing at the crossroads now, the fields of opportunities
I´m ready to go anywhere, I´m full of hope and full of fear
And bridges back have all been burned and freedom has been duly earned
I´ll remember why I´ve gone, remember where I´m coming from

Oh when the laughter´s gone..

I will dance…

And now I leave my mask with you
The part I played I never knew
Tonight you´re alone

And I will dance…