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One Time One Night Lyrics
A wise man was telling stories to me
About the places he had been to
And the things that he had seen
A quiet voice is singing something to me
An age old song about
The home of the brave
In this land here of the free
One time one night in America
A lady dressed in white
With the man she loved
Standing along the side
Of their pickup truck
A shot rang out in the night
Just when everything seemed right
Another headline written down in America
The guy that lived next door in #305
Took the kids to the park
And disappeared about half past nine
Who will ever know
How much she loved them so
That dark night alone in America
A quiet voice is singing something to me
An age old song about
The home of the brave
In this land here of the free
One time one night in America
Four small boys playing ball
In a parking lot
A preacher, a teacher
And the other became a cop
A car skidded into the rain
Making the last little one a saint
One more light goes out in America
A young girl tosses a coin
In the wishing well
She hopes for a heaven
While for her there's just this hell
She gave away her life
To become somebody's wife
Another wish unanswered in America
People having so much faith
Die too soon while all the rest come late
We write a song that no one sings
On a cold black stone
Where a lasting peace will finally bring
The sunlight plays upon my windowpane
I wake up to a world that's still the same
My father said to be strong
And that a good man
Could never do wrong
In a dream I had last night in America
A wise man was telling stories to me
About the places he had been to
And the things that he had seen
A quiet voice is singing something to me
An age old song
About the home of the brave
In this land here of the free
One time one night in America
About the places he had been to
And the things that he had seen
An age old song about
The home of the brave
In this land here of the free
One time one night in America
With the man she loved
Standing along the side
Of their pickup truck
A shot rang out in the night
Just when everything seemed right
Another headline written down in America
Took the kids to the park
And disappeared about half past nine
Who will ever know
How much she loved them so
That dark night alone in America
An age old song about
The home of the brave
In this land here of the free
One time one night in America
In a parking lot
A preacher, a teacher
And the other became a cop
A car skidded into the rain
Making the last little one a saint
One more light goes out in America
In the wishing well
She hopes for a heaven
While for her there's just this hell
She gave away her life
To become somebody's wife
Another wish unanswered in America
Die too soon while all the rest come late
We write a song that no one sings
On a cold black stone
Where a lasting peace will finally bring
I wake up to a world that's still the same
My father said to be strong
And that a good man
Could never do wrong
In a dream I had last night in America
About the places he had been to
And the things that he had seen
An age old song
About the home of the brave
In this land here of the free
One time one night in America
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Great music and vocals, with some very sad lyrics. My favorite song by Los Lobos, to me it means that there are terrible things that happen in America as well as anywhere else, but if you live a good life you can still get through it.
One of my favorite Los Lobos songs. Sad lyrics..but hopefull at the same time.
I love this song, first heard it in Colors back in the day "Look at me, Pac Man!"
I sing it every time I drive through East Los.