All At Once

Valencia

I've been thinking that you and I just need a little time
I've been thinking

I'll do this the, the right way and dig myself out of this hole
It's frightening but I don't know which way I can go
It might be that everyone around me seems cold
And I think I need to do it all on my own

And if I try to turn my life back around
It's so hard 'cause I'm on a path I've never been down
And I've got to think that this might be
The one way that I can go

You had faith in me and this is all for you

And I've been thinking that you and I, we just need a little time
We'll figure out where we both went wrong and we'll make it right
I've been wishing on every star that's hanging up in the sky
Just hoping that I can find a little bit of time

Now that I'm, I'm stuck in this city with spring rolling in
It's so hard 'cause I don't know where to begin
There's just never much time these days
And I've been up all night trying to say

I've got, I've got to get this all off my chest
I am so sick of living my life in suspense
I'm focused on getting my life rearranged
You're goddamn right, my life has changed

You had faith in me and this is all for you

And I've been thinking that you and I, we just need a little time
We'll figure out where we both went wrong and we'll make it right
I've been wishing on every star that's hanging up in the sky
Just hoping that I can find a little bit of time

All at once my world collides
All at once my world collides

There's so much more that I wanted to say
I guess it didn't turn out that way
So I'll step back and never let go to the
Constant hope I'm never alone

And now I've been thinking that you and I, we just need a little time
We'll figure out where we both went wrong and we'll make it right
I've been wishing on every star that's hanging up in the sky
Just hoping that I can find a little bit of time


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All at Once Lyrics as written by George Ciukurescu Brendan Walter

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    i love this song it is my favorite one on there new cd!
    valencia is one of my favss

    Scottaddisonon September 28, 2008   Link

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