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For Once In My Life
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Aug 30, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
JJ Heller covers Stevie Wonder's classic love song "For Once in My Life," delivering a tender and hopeful rendition. The lyrics express gratitude for finding a love that brings security, strength, and the courage to face life's uncertainties. The singer celebrates having someone who needs them, a relationship that shields them from past sorrow and loneliness. While the original is a secular pop song, Heller's gentle acoustic version often resonates with themes of God's faithful love and provision, though the lyrics themselves do not explicitly mention faith or Christian themes.
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For once in my life
I have someone who needs me
Someone I've needed so long
For once, unafraid
I can go where life leads me
Somehow I know I'll be strong
For once I can touch
What my heart used to dream of
Long before I knew
Someone warm like you
Would make my dreams come true
For once in my life
I won't let sorrow hurt me
Not like it's hurt me before
For once I have something
I know won't desert me
I'm not alone anymore
For once I can say
This is mine, you can't take it
As long as I know I have love
I can make it
For once in my life
I have someone who needs me
Someone who needs me
For once I can say
This is mine, you can't take it
As long as I know I have love
I can make it
For once in my life
For once in my life
For once in my life
I have someone who needs me