once I fell in love

once I fell in love
hard to believe, I know
I've always looked at 
my heart as a desert
where nothing is able to grow
oh
once I fell in love
yeah, it happened to me
back when I had not a
single idea
what love could do to me

what I remember
was that it was such a surprise to see
realizing I cared a whole lot more
for somebody other than me

once I fell in love
I hoped it would be a habit
but I didn't know
when it came to romance
that I was so bad at it
damn it!
once I fell in love
it was the best time of my life
but I didn't know
how to maintain it
or how to keep it alive

what I remember
it was like magic deep in my soul
realizing I cared about something
far beyond my control

once I fell in love
one time 
and one time only
since then I've been sentenced 
to live my life
lost and forever lonely
once I fell in love
I thought that it was my friend
since then I've been waiting
for someone like you
to prove it could happen again 

I've been waiting
for someone like you
to prove it could happen again