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Once in My Life

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Once in My Life Lyrics

Oh, for once in my
Oh, for once in my life
Could just something go
Could just something go right?

Oh, for once in my
Oh, for once in my life
Could just something go
Could just something go right?

I've been waiting all my life
I've been waiting all my life
All my life
My life
My life

Oh, for once in my
Oh, for once in my life
Could just something go
Could just something go right?

I've been waiting all my life
I've been waiting all my life
All my life
My life
All my life
All my life

I've been waiting all my life
I've been waiting all my life
All my life
My life
Oh, for once in my
Oh, for once in my life
All my life
All my life
Oh, for once in my
Oh, for once in my life
All my life
All my life
Oh, for once in my
Oh, for once in my life
All my life
All my life
Oh, for once in my
Oh, for once in my life

I could wait for hours
I could wait and never fall down
Never fall down
Never fall down

Lay us down
Beside the river
Face down
Beside the river

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mellow_harsher On Mar 16, 2018

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by cbingham

8y ago

There is a song on this album called "Sucker's Prayer." "Once in My Life" actually is the sucker's prayer.

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by pauln

7y ago

It seems to me that Colin is mocking those people who are constantly negative and saying the same complaint over and over.

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by pauln 7y ago

But, then I watched the video that the Decemberists put on YouTube of this song, and I realize that I am completely wrong. Actually he is showing great compassion for those who really need it.

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