Once in a While
Memories Ignite: Willie Nelson's Timeless Reflection on Love's Embers
Lyrics
Once in a while will you try to give
Request to occasionally make an effort to understand or acknowledge
One little thought to me
Asking for a small consideration or attention
Though someone else may be
Despite the presence of someone else who may be closer emotionally
Nearer your heart?
Questioning if there's a place for the speaker in the listener's heart
Once in a while will you dream
Asking if the listener ever dreams about the shared moments
Of the moments I shared with you
Recalling past moments spent together
Moments before we two
Reflecting on moments preceding the emotional separation
Drifted apart?
Expressing the distance that grew between them
In love's smoldering ember
Describing the fading passion of a past love
One spark may remain
Suggesting that a small spark of love might still exist
If love still can remember
Speculating on the ability of love to recall and rekindle
That spark may burn again
Hope that the spark of love can reignite
I know that I'll be contented
Expressing contentment with memories from the past
With yesterday's memory
Being satisfied with the recollection of yesterday's experiences
Knowing you think of me
Awareness that the listener remembers the speaker occasionally
Once in a while
Reiterating the desire for occasional thoughts from the listener
In love's smoldering ember
Repeating the idea that a spark of love may endure
One spark may remain
Highlighting the potential persistence of a small flame in love
If love still can remember
Reemphasizing the role of love's memory in rekindling
The spark may burn again
Hope that the remembered spark can ignite once more
I know that I'll be contented
Reiterating satisfaction with past memories
With yesterday's memory
Contentment with the thought that the listener reminisces about the speaker
Knowing you think of me
Affirmation of the importance of occasional thoughts from the listener
Once in a while
Repetition of the desire for sporadic consideration from the listener
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