Just Once
By: Quincy Jones

I did my best
But I guess my best wasn't good enough
Cause here we are, back where we were before
Seems nothin' ever changes
We're back to being strangers
Wond'rin if we ought to stay
Or head on out the door

Just once, can we figure out what we keep doin wrong?
Why we never last for very long
What are we doin' wrong?
Why we never last for very long
What are we doin wrong?
Just once, can we find a way to fin'lly make it right,
To make the magic last for more than just one night
If we could just get to it
I know we could break through it, hmm

I give my all
but I think my all may have been too much
The Lord know were not getting anymore
Seems we're always blowing
Whatever we've got going
And it seems that time was all we've got
We haven't got a friend

CHORUS 2
Just once, can we figure out what we keep doin' wrong,
Why the good time never last for long?
Where are we goin' wrong?
Just once, can we find a way to fin'lly make it right
To/Who make the magic last for more than just one night?
I know we could break through it,
If we could just get to it just once

I want to understand
Why it always comes back to goodbyes.
Why can't we get ourselves in hand.
And admit to one another
We're no good without each other?
Take the best and make it better;
Find a way to stay together.

Just once, we can find a way to fin'lly make it right, oh
To make the magic last for more than just one night?
I know we could break through it
If we could just get to it.

REPEAT 2ND STANZA of CHORUS 2

...just once
Woh, we can get to it just once