Though the river flows gently to the sea
He was on the shore rooted like a tree
She was here and there ridin' on the waves
Through it all she heard his call and gave it all she gave
And though their love was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance and start again
And though their love was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance
(She taught him how to dance)
And when the melody through the window called
It echoed in the courtyard and whispered in the halls
He played it through the night, she knew he had to go
There was somethin' about freedom he thought he didn't know
And though their love was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance and start again
And though their love was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance
(She taught him how to dance)
Though the river flowed gently to the sea
He was on the shore rooted like a tree
She was here and there ridin' on the waves
Through it all she heard his call and gave it all she gave
And though their love was hangin' on a limb
She taught him how to dance
(She taught him how to dance)