Enjoy!!
THE DANCE GOES ON
[Strong, unmistakable tango introduction — warm, elegant, theatrical. Establish the recurring tango melody immediately.]
VERSE 1
She knew the numbers, she knew the dates,
She knew when
things began.
I knew the stories, I knew the roads,
And
somehow we had a plan.
The world might say there’s a proper
way
For a husband and a wife,
But we never paid much
attention
To the rulebook of married life.
She brought home the pay cheque,
I nurtured the children at
home,
She worked her day, I ran the house,
And neither
danced alone.
She married one slightly crazy foreigner,
An
Austrian by birth —
And little did she know back then
What
else he'd bring to earth!
For thirty cousins came with him,
And family far and
wide,
And somehow all those distant lives
Became part of
our lives.
CHORUS
Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we tease,
Sometimes we
disagree,
But somehow when the music plays
We find the
steps we need.
We’re two people in our dance,
Two
stories, one old tune,
Sometimes dancing close
together,
Sometimes giving each other room.
And after all the years we’ve had,
There’s one thing I
can say —
Whatever step tomorrow brings,
We’ll dance it
anyway.
VERSE 2
Then Austria came calling,
With suitcases and plans,
Doris,
Bernhard, Wilfried too,
And suddenly our hands
Were full of
roads and memories,
And places they should see —
A little
taste of New Zealand,
And all that it could be.
Two cars went down the highway,
One with you and one with
me,
Visitors shared between us
As we headed off to see.
We didn't need to make it perfect,
We knew enough to
start.
Some things were planned, some happened,
And some
just played their part.
But mile by mile and day by day,
Through every bend and
view,
We weren't just taking them around —
We were living
it there too.
CHORUS
Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we tease,
Sometimes we
disagree,
But somehow when the music plays
We find the
steps we need.
We’re two people in our dance,
Two
stories, one old tune,
Sometimes dancing close
together,
Sometimes giving each other room.
And after all the years we’ve had,
There’s one thing I
can say —
Whatever step tomorrow brings,
We’ll dance it
anyway.
VERSE 3
There were mountains, lakes and highways,
New Zealand
stretching wide,
A bungy jump at Queenstown
With excitement
on each side.
Doris took the plunge that day,
While others watched
below,
And somewhere in the laughter
We all found room to
go.
Then came the Kingston Flyer,
With steam and smoke and sound
—
Bernhard found the old train
And nearly disappeared
around!
Te Anau brought its forests,
The lake beneath the sky,
And
more adventures than we'd planned for
As the days went racing
by.
And through it all, the two of us
Were part of every scene
—
Not just guides for visitors,
But living in the dream.
SHORT TANGO INTERLUDE
[8–12 bars only. Let the main tango theme shine, with a brief dramatic pause before the vocals return.]
VERSE 4
The visitors went home again,
The photographs stayed
near,
The roads became our memories,
And another year was
here.
You kept the dates, I kept the tales,
We still know what to
do —
A smile, a laugh, a little smooch...
Some things
just carry through!
We've built a life from little things,
From family, work and
miles,
From all those Austrian connections
And all the
memories that smiled.
We've each got our own two feet,
Our own ideas, our own
way,
We've challenged one another
And still we're here
today.
And though the years may change the tune,
And slow our
dancing feet,
We've always found our way again
Whenever our
paths meet.
CHORUS
Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we tease,
Sometimes we
disagree,
But somehow when the music plays
We find the
steps we need.
We’re two people in our dance,
Two
stories, one old tune,
Sometimes dancing close
together,
Sometimes giving each other room.
And after all the years we’ve had,
There’s one thing I
can say —
Whatever step tomorrow brings,
We’ll dance it
anyway.
BRIDGE
You don't always follow me,
And I don't always
lead.
Sometimes you change the rhythm
Before I know I need.
Sometimes I think I've got it right,
You think I've got it
wrong,
Then one of us starts laughing
And we're dancing
right along.
Sometimes the step is yours to choose,
Sometimes the step is
mine,
And somehow both our separate ways
Still keep us in
the line.
FINAL CHORUS
Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we tease,
Sometimes we
disagree,
But somehow when the music plays
We find the
steps we need.
We’re two people in our dance,
Two
stories, one old tune,
Still dancing close together,
Still
giving each other room.
And after all the years we’ve had,
There’s one thing I
know is true —
The best part of this whole dance
Has
always been with you.
CODA
The music may grow softer,
The road may change its view,
The
steps may get a little slower,
But I'll still dance with you.
So take my hand, Mamabear,
There's still some road ahead.
We've got a few more dances
Before the last note's said.
And we keep on dancing together...
Into the sunset of years.
[Final tango theme returns — warm, romantic, recognizable, and allowed to resolve fully rather than being rushed.]
Have fun!
