Monroe sang with some of the "Big Bands" of the '40s era, but his music transcended that style to become a popular radio and television personality - like Perry Como, Dean Martin, etc.
All at Once
Vaughn Monroe Lyrics
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All at once, I knew I'd met my one for all.
For I found when I heard you hello-ing
That my heart,somehow, was answering your call.
Once or twice, I thought I'd met that someone,
But I soon found that, that someone
Never would do.
I'd given up my hoping when
All at once, my one for all was you.
I felt I never would fall,
I'd given up my hoping when
All at once, my once for all was you.
The lyrics to Vaughn Monroe's song "All at Once" expresses the feeling of finding the one you have been waiting for, in a moment when you least expect it. In the opening line, Monroe sings about his lucky star glowing, which could be interpreted as the universe aligning in his favor. He continues to explain that upon meeting the person, he realized that he had finally found his one and only.
The second paragraph speaks to past experiences where Monroe believed he had met 'the one' but ultimately realized they were not the right person. He suggests that he had given up on finding true love and had accepted his fate when he met his partner. The lyrics evoke a sense of hopelessness and the feeling of being lost, but then, in a moment, his world changed.
Overall, the song captures the feeling of how love can appear unexpectedly and transform one's life. The lyrics suggest that sometimes, love finds you when you least expect it, and everything seems to fall into place making you feel that you were meant to be together.
Line by Line Meaning
All at once, my lucky star was glowing,
Suddenly, I felt that my luck had changed, and everything was in my favor.
All at once, I knew I'd met my one for all.
At that very moment, I was sure that I had found the person who would complete me.
For I found when I heard you hello-ing
When I first heard you speak, I felt a connection with you.
That my heart,somehow, was answering your call.
Somehow, without realizing it, my heart was responding to your presence.
Once or twice, I thought I'd met that someone,
In the past, I believed I had found the right partner.
But I soon found that, that someone
Never would do.
However, I quickly realized that those people were not the one for me.
Felt I never would fall,
I believed that I would never find someone to love me the way I had hoped.
I'd given up my hoping when
I had lost all hope of finding my soulmate.
All at once, my one for all was you.
But then, I met you, and suddenly, I knew that you were the person I had been waiting for all along.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: IRA GERSHWIN, KURT WEILL
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