One Time
Karaoke All-Stars Lyrics

I was 18 on the 4th of July
I was celebrating Independence Day when I was 18 years old

We were cracking open bottles of homemade wine
We were opening bottles of wine we made ourselves

Watching fireworks and making out in the yard
We were watching fireworks and kissing outside

I thought about the future and I didn’t see no cubical jobs or college degrees
When I thought about my future, I didn't see myself working in an office or getting a college degree

That’s the first time I picked up daddy’s guitar
I first played my father's guitar at that time

Sneak up on me like a sideways rain
You came out of nowhere, unexpectedly, like rain falling sideways

Blow me around like a hurricane
You swept me away like a hurricane

Leave me chapped and blistered from your wind
Your actions hurt me and left me raw, like wind chapping and blistering the skin

Tie me down in front of a train
You made me feel trapped and vulnerable, like being tied down in front of a train

Laugh as I squirm and strain
You found it amusing that I was struggling and in pain

Leave me torn to pieces once again
Your actions left me devastated and broken, as they have before

When I was 23, I headed west, bound for somewhere in Texas
When I was 23, I left home and headed west, with the intention of going somewhere in Texas

But wound up walking to LA
But I ended up walking all the way to Los Angeles

There was nothing there for a Southern man, so I packed my bags and turned around
I didn't find anything for me in LA as a Southern man, so I decided to head back home

And made it back home in about five days
It took me around five days to get back home

We could count the birds across the wire
We could see the birds sitting on the power lines

Or listen to the sound of screeching tires
We could hear the noise of car tires screeching

The party turned debauchery
The party became wild and immoral

Enough to resurrect the Dead Sea
The party was so intense that it could bring the Dead Sea back to life

And it left me drowning in your wake
The aftermath of the party left me feeling overwhelmed and under your control

Only a wounded heart at stake
All I have left is a broken heart

They say that you only live thrice
Some say that you only have three chances at life

And the next time I commit suicide
If I choose to end my life again

It might could be my last day’s end
It might be my final moment before I die

When you leave me torn to pieces once again
If you hurt me again, it could be the end of me