Once I loved myself,
loving as I be.
Once I liked myself,
in all my likeability.
Once I held my head up,
for all the world to see.
Once I smote myself,
smitten as I be.
Once I paid the price,
high as it might be.
Once I wondered why,
I wondered why, you see.
Wondering once,
so when will I know,
when I stop trying so hard,
and just let go.
That’s when I’ll know,
that’s when I’ll know.
Once I did the dance,
the dance,
with nobody but me.
Once I danced alone,
alone as can be,
hey, hey,
don’t you know,
that’s what
you have to do,
take yourself
in your arms,
and dance till
your life is through.
