I Will Dance (when I Walk Away) Lyrics

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[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
’Cause when the laughter's gone
I know I must be moving on


[Chorus]
And I will dance when I walk away
Oh-oh, I'm gonna sing, I won't beg or pray
I will dance when I walk away
Oh-oh, I'm gonna sing, I won't beg or pray

No more

[Verse 2]
I'm standing at the crossroads now, the fields of opportunity
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 remember why I've gone
Remember where I'm coming from
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, when the laughter's gone
Oo-oo, I know I must be moving on

[Chorus]
And I will dance when I walk away
Oh-oh, I'm gonna sing, I won't beg or pray
I will dance when I walk away
Oh-oh, I'm gonna sing, I won't beg or pray

[Bridge]
And now I leave my mask with you
The part I played I never knew

Tonight, you're alone

[Chorus]
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
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
I will dance when I walk away
Oh, I'm gonna sing, I won't beg or pray
No, I will dance when I walk away
Oh, I'm gonna sing, I won't beg or pray
No more
No more, oh no no no
Oh, this is not a home for me

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This song was originally called “When the Laughter’s Gone,” and the first version had almost completely different lyrics.


Instruments/vocals in live performance:
Solveig – acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Anne Marit – harmonica, accordion, glockenspiel, backing vocals
Marianne – contrabass balalaika, backing vocals
Turid – mandolin, drums


The song is composed in the key of A major (except for the bridge, which is in A minor), with a vocal line ranging from A3 to D5.

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