When I write songs, it's rarely based on my personal experiences. I find it hard to write that way. Some songwriters do well with that style, I don't. "Once" is basically a product of my imagination. I was 16 when I wrote it. I wrote with big words and heartbreaking lines. Very age-inappropriate.
Fast forward to 2009. I knew I had to rewrite some lines and revise some melodies. I did it one fine day, not too sunny and not gloomy. In our garage. Seriously. I was so desperate to change the first line; then my husband goes, "It was one fine day..." (probably basing it on the current weather, which, we apparently had the same impression of), the same tune that you'll hear in the song is the exact tune he sang. So, technically, he is my co-writer for this one. It was half a line, but it was the most essential line that I needed at that moment. I finished rewriting the whole song in about 15 minutes.
Hope you guys like it. If you can relate to the lyrics, I totally understand. I had all the heartbroken people in mind while writing this.
