I HOPE YOU DANCE
LEE ANN WOMACK
SONGWRITERS: SANDERS MARK DANIEL & SILLERS TIA M
COUNTRY: U. S. A,
ALBUM: LEE ANN WOMACK
LABEL: MCA NASHVILLE
GENRE: COUNTRY
YEAR: 2000
Lee Ann Womack(/ˈwoʊmæk/; born August 19, 1966) is
an American country music singer and songwriter. Her 2000 single, "I Hope You Dance"
was a major crossover music
hit, reaching Nº 1 on the Billboard Country Chart and the Top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100,
becoming her signature song.
When Womack emerged as a contemporary country
artist in 1997, her material resembled that of Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette, except
for the way Womack's music mixed an old-fashioned style with contemporary
elements. Her 2000 album I Hope You
Dance had an entirely different sound,
using pop music elements instead of traditional country. It was not until the
release of There's More
Where That Came From in 2005 that Womack
returned to recording traditional country music. After a hiatus in 2008, Womack
returned in 2014 with a new album (The Way I'm Livin')
and a new sound which blended country and Americana.
Womack
has released a total of nine studio albums and two compilations. Four
of her studio albums have received a Gold certification or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Additionally, she has received five Academy of
Country Music Awards, six Country Music
Association Awards, and a Grammy Award. She has
sold over 6 million albums worldwide. Womack is married to record producer Frank Liddell, and was
previously married to songwriter and musician Jason Sellers; her
daughter with the latter, Aubrie Sellers,
is also a country music artist.
I Hope You Dance is the third studio album by
American country music singer Lee Ann Womack. It was
released on May 23, 2000, as her first album for MCA Nashville.
The title track was a
crossover hit in 2000, becoming Womack's only number one single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while "Ashes by Now", "Why They Call It
Falling", and "Does My Ring Burn Your Finger" also peaked in the
top 40 region of that chart.
I hope you never lose
your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
God forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
I hope you dance... I
hope you dance...
I hope you never fear
those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance,
Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin',
Don't let some Hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
I hope you dance... I
hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I
hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone.)
I hope you still feel
small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.
Dance... I hope you
dance.
I hope you dance... I
hope you dance.
I hope you dance... I
hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years
And wonder where those years have gone.).
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