Just Once

by James Ingram

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I did my best, but I guess my best wasn’t good enough
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‘cause here we are back where we were before
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Seems nothing ever changes, we’re back to being strangers,
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Wondering if we ought to stay, or head on out the door
 
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Just once can’t we figure out what we keep doin’ wrong?
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Why we never last for very long? What are we doin’ wrong? 
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Just once can we find a way to finally make it  right?
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To make the magic last for more than just one night?
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If we could just get to it, I know we could break through it.
   
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I gave my all, but I think my all may have been too much
‘cause Lord we’re not getting’ an-y-where
Seems we’re always blow-in’ what-ever we got go-in’
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And it seems at times with all we got we haven’t got a prayer
 
Just once can’t we figure out what we keep doing wrong?
Why the good times never last for long?  Where are we go-in’ wrong?
Just once can we find a way to finally make it right?
To make the magic last for more than just one night 
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I know we could break through it if we could just get to it
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Just once
 
The next parts are above "my pay grade".