[Intro]
**lively**
(x3)
[Verse]
On the bank of the Tennessee River
In a small Kentucky town
I drew my first breath one cold November morning
And before my feet even touched the ground
With the doctors and the nurses gathered round
I started to dance, I started to dance
[Instrumental]
A little boy full of wide-eyed wonder
Footloose and fancy free
But it would happen, as it does for every dancer
That I d stumble on a truth I couldn t see
And find a longing deep inside of me, it said
[Chorus]
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
I am the eyes, I need the sight
I realize that I am just a body
I need the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But who ll give purpose to chance
I am the dancer
I need the Lord of the dance
[Verse]
The world beneath us spins in circles
And this life makes us twist and turn and sway
But we were made for-more-than rhythm with no reason
By the one who moves with passion and with grace
As He dances over all that He has made
[Chorus]
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
I am the eyes, I need the sight
I realize that I am just a body
I need the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But who ll give purpose to chance
I am the dancer
He is the Lord of the dance
Lord of the dance
Lord of the dance
[Instrumental]
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(x2)
C7(no3) Ab Bb
And while the music of His love and mercy plays
C7(no3) Ab Eb
I will fall down on my knees and I will pray
[Chorus]
I am the heart, I need the heartbeat
I am the eyes, I need the sight
I realize that I am just a body
I need the life
I move my feet, I go through the motions
But who ll give purpose to chance
I am the dancer
I need the Lord of the dance