Once in a While
Verse 1:
Most of my days
Lot like the day before
I’ve taught my self
Not to expect anything more
Can’t complain
All of my days are full
But they’re not particularly
Memorable
Chorus:
But then once in a while
Comes a day
Quite unexpectedly – In my life
A surprise, once in a while
Before my eyes
Magic finds its way back to me
Verse 2:
There’ve been days
Living in shades of grey
Hard to know
What it was painted them that way
I’d Like to think
That every single day
I deserve to live in joy
But life keeps getting in my way
Chorus:
But then once in a while
Comes a day
Quite unexpectedly – In my life
A surprise, once in a while
Before my eyes
Magic finds its way back to me
Bridge:
I know it can only be once in a while
Can’t expect anything more – In my life
But the magic of that once in a while
Make it all worth waiting for
Verse 3:
I’ve heard it said
That there might be ways
To learn to live in those moments
For more of my days
But I never tried
I say it’s not my style
But it could be I’m addicted to the magic
of once in a while
Chorus:
Once in a while
Comes a day
Quite unexpectedly – In my life
A surprise, once in a while
Before my eyes
Magic finds its way
Magic finds its way
Magic finds its way back to me
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out where a song comes from. I hear singers talk about something that happened in their life that lead to them sitting down and writing a song about it. Sometimes the stories about the song are involved and elaborate. That sort of thing is rare for me, probably because it takes me so long to write a song.
This song, like most of mine, started life as a snippet. A short phase that includes a few words and, perhaps, a few notes for them to sit on. In this case it was no more than “once in a while”. The thing that made it memorable for me was the way the words and melody would hold back for a measure and then pop out, the “and then… once in a while”.
I wrote at least half a dozen sets of lyrics around “once in a while”.
There weren’t many restrictions on where those words could lead. Some bits of the song came from each of those versions. After all that I had most of the melody but still no lyrics I liked. I started over the 7th time and this song came out. It resonates with my life experience and feels right to me. It took a while but now it’s a song. I wish I could sing well enough to do it justice, but I’ve got to work with what I’ve got.
I like it a lot Daniel 😌
Simple structure and easy to understand lyrics, with a profound message. Cheers mate.
i’m pretty damned proud of you!
Love it
I truly believe Daniel that your singing ability is from your heart ❤️ as are the lyrics which will resonate with many people. I envy your creative talent. Don’t ever stop..
A great song Daniel I like it a lot. 😊
Yes, that once in a while is what helps make it magic.
You capture it beautifully in your lyrics and the tune gives a real sense of life just rolling along regardless of its ups and downs.
👍🌞❤️
I like it, Daniel. Our family musician and songwriter.