Alabama - Once Upon A Lifetime

(Gary Baker/Frank J. Myers)





Once upon a lifetime


I looked in someone's eyes


And felt the fire burning in my heart


For the very first time


She was scared and young


And had never tasted love


So I took her by the hand


And a boy became a man


Once upon a lifetime





And once upon a lifetime


You hold the queen of hearts


But if you gamble on a diamond


When the dealing starts


You stand to lose it all


As the cards begins to fall


An the lesson learned is hard


You're only dealt the queen of hearts


Once upon a lifetime





So if your taking chances know the chance you take


A broken hearts a high price to pay


Foolish ways will make fools of the wise


And the best thing seldom come along twice





Once upon a lifetime


You know that you've been blessed


When you hold your first born


Tenderly against your chest


The innocent you see


The value of a family


And you feel a special bond


That only comes a long


Once upon a lifetime





So if you taking chances know the chance you take


A broken heart a high price to pay


Foolish ways will make fool's of the wise


And the best things seldom come along twice





And people only find


A love like yours and mine


Once upon a lifetime