Once in a Lifetime
Once in a lifetime I thought that I could love you,
Once in a life time, I thought I could love you,
Bruised and battered, torn and shattered, I tried to escape,
Once in a lifetime, what a thought,
Donna Layne Roberts
March 1, 1996
Copyright 1996
One in a lifetime, I thought you were the one,
Never in my wildest dreams could I have ever known
The cruel harsh person that crashed my dreams all down.
I thought at last, I have a true love that would last,
But twice in a lifetime, you've shown what you could do,
Manipulate, insinuate, not once did you hestitate,
Raised that fist and smashed it into my body once again,
But still you continued, still you persisted,
To go on with your unmitigated hate
Once in a lifetime, I thought I could love you,
Once in a lifetime, I thought you were the one,
Never in my trusting heart,
Never thought I'd ever part,
Yet, now I know, now I know,
What you didn't really know
this wasn't love that you could show.
But now in my lifetime, I realize,
That I am one of the lucky ones,
I got away from you alive.
