Words & Music Richard Taylor
AKA / Ricky Nicewonder
Copywrite c Richard Taylor 2019
USE ONLY WITH PERMISSION

ALL AT ONCE

I'VE TAKEN PUNCHES WHEN IT COMES TO LOVIN'
BUT BABY YOU HAD REALLY KNOCKED ME DOWN.
MY HEAD WAS SPINNIN' BUT I HAD TO KEEP COMIN'
AH THAT FACE, IS WORTH ANOTHER ROUND.

THEN ALL AT ONCE, THE BELL STARTED RINGIN AND
ALL AT ONCE, I WAS GOING IN SWINGIN'
WHEN ALL AT ONCE, MY BREATH WAS TAKEN AWAY.
OH AND ALL AT ONCE, I WAS STANDING THERE CHOKIN'
WHEN ALL AT ONCE, MY BRAIN WAS FROZEN
AND ALL AT ONCE, GOING DOWN WAS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.

ALL THE CROWD WAS SHOUTING,
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I HAD TO PULL MY SHATTERED SELF TOGETHER,
AH THERE WERE PIECES OF ME ALL AROUND.
BUT NOT A PART OF ME WOULD EVER SURRENDER,
CAUSE THIS FIGHTER BABE, WILL NEVER GO DOWN.

SO ALL AT ONCE I CAME OUT OF MY CORNER &
ALL AT ONCE I WAS MOVING IN CLOSER,
WHEN ALL AT ONCE MY NERVE STARTED SLIPPIN' AWAY.
OH AND ALL AT ONCE, MY WHOLE BODY STARTED SHAKING,
& ALL AT ONCE MY BACKBONE WAS BREAKIN',
AND ALL AT ONCE GOING DOWN WAS A SECOND AWAY.

& OH THE CROWD WAS SHOUTING
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OH I NEVER FELL LIKE THIS BEFORE,
SO I KEPT GOING BACK IN FOR MORE.
A LITTLE HAZY I STOOD UP AGAIN,
AS ANOTHER PAINFUL ROUND WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN.

OH AND ALL AT ONCE MY HEAD STARTED CLEARING,
& ALL AT ONCE, AH THE CROWD WAS CHEERIN'
WHEN ALL AT ONCE SHE LOOKED UP AT ME SMILIN' AWAY.

OH WE ALL WERE SINGING.
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