Once in a while...

I put myself in a box,

I did it just because

I feel dead and alive;

so maybe you can decide

what I'm supposed to feel...

Did I skip a beat?

Did I fall between the lines?

When the crown's red and brown,

the leaves are hanging on

(like we're all hanging on

to nothing but a letdown).

Am I supposed to dream just a little dream

when it's coming down hard on me?

But when we smile, we smile together,

see the sun, once in a while;

and all the clouds, they will disperse!

All at once, once in a while...

Let's decide we're okay,

so I don't have to change.

Keep it in, staying out,

so I don't need to figure out

what I'm supposed to do

if I had to choose, then I'd stay a fool

(a fool for you)

'Cause when we smile, we smile together,

see the sun, once in a while;

and all the clouds, they will disperse!

All at once, once in a while...