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Artist: Pearl Jam
Canonical path: /pearl-jam/once
Related lyric paths: 6
Lyric guide
Once
Read Once lyrics by Pearl Jam on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Once
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I admit it
What's to say
I'll relive it
Without pain
Backstreet lover on the side of the road
I got a bomb in my temple that is gonna explode
I got a sixteen gauge buried under my clothes
I play
Once upon a time
I could control myself
Ooh, once upon a time
I could lose myself
Try and mimic
What's insane
I am in it
Where do I stand?
Indian summer and I hate the heat
I got a backstreet lover on the passenger seat
I got my hand in my pocket, so determined, discreet
I pray
Once upon a time
I could control myself
Ooh, once upon a time
I could lose myself
(You think I got my eyes closed
But I'm looking at you the whole fucking time)
Once upon a time
I could control myself
Once upon a time
I could lose myself
Once upon a time
I could love myself
Once upon a time
I could love you
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Pearl Jam performs "Once", and this lyric page sits inside the Pearl Jam catalog on LyroVerse.
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