Once in a While Songtext
von Maggie Boyle

Your children all are married and their own
Are growing every day
You see them from your tower all alone
And your hair is turning grey
Your family is in the world
Far beyond your care
Crazily the seasons twirl
Till you can only stand and stare

But once in a while
You see it all so clearly
Summon a smile
In spite of all the pain
You see through all the magic
In imagination′s games
Once in a while
Once in a while


Light the pole and sokkle on your breast
In the days gone by
Now tight you pull that buckle on your dress
And bright you paint your eye
You face the changes every day
One by one you try
But wild and strange they'll have their way
Till you can only wonder why

But once in a while
You see it all so clearly
Summon a smile
In spite of all the pain
You see through all the magic
In imagination′s games
Once in a while
Once in a while

Time was when you were the belle of the ball
And you had every ballroom dancer at your beck and call
Now Lord knows you're both gone, there's no one at all
To take the pretty wallflower and pluck it from the wall


But once in a while
You see it all so clearly
Summon a smile
In spite of all the pain
You see through all the magic
In imagination′s games
Once in a while
Once in a while

Once in a while
Once in a while