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Intro

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 begin to fall

 And the lesson learned is hard

 You're only dealt the queen of hearts

Once upon a lifetime,

Chorus

 So if you take a chance

 Just know the chance you take

 A broken heart's a high price to pay

Foolish ways will make fools of the wise

 And the best things seldom come along twice.

And once upon a lifetime

 You know that you've been blessed

 When you hold your first born tenderly

Against your chest

 And through the innocence you see

 There you are the family

 And you feel a special bond

 That only comes along

Once upon a lifetime.

Repeat Chorus.

 And people only find

 A love like yours and mine

Once upon a lifetime

Outro