For Once Words and music by Pete Atkin For once all I can say is that maybe this time I was wrong To think that I could cope with the hopeless, wild chaotic throng Of sensations and reactions, the factions in my will I'd easily agree to almost anything, just to let my mind be still For once all that matters is the way I'm feeling now For once I don't give a damn about the why, the when, the how I am falling headlong, what I said long ago Was said in another world so don't remind me, I don't much want to know For once I was too cool and far too hip for my own good I watched the world revolve around the spot where I stood But now I've started spinning, now I'm winning and it's my call The avenue of lights has changed to green My foot is hard upon the floor And this is once, for all (September 1967)