My song

The other day, I read a post about a woman who shared that she knew her husband was sending red roses to another woman. She made mention that there once was a time when he did the same for her, but she told him that it takes no effort to do it and basically derided his attempt...and now he sends red roses to someone else.

When husband and I started dating, he was sweet. The hip hop princess I was, often teased him and scoffed at his attempt at romance. I remember once on a valentines day, he sang me a song. One in a million from Basson. I no idea who that even was...I laughed at him and said it was corny. He never sang for me again, no matter how often I apologised through the years. This weekend I heard the song again while watching Miss Congeniality. I had bittersweet realisation that thats the only song of us,that hasn't been polluted by his addiction. It was before all of this...when his heart of mine and pure. I was sad that I had not treasured it enough at the time, but I am glad that I finally have a song to call my own.

It seems that some of the words were prophetic, for what we would encounter - but now nesteled between skank anansie, eva cassidy and Israel Houghton is this one track on my playlist and I play it to remind myself of a time when we were in love and so sure that nothing would part us.

Here are the lyrics:

One a million

Your one in a million
Oh
Now
Your one in a million
Oh

Sometimes love can hit you everyday
Sometimes you can fall for everyone you see
But only one can really make me stay
A sign
From the sky
Said to me

[Chorus]
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us
You're one in a million
You're once in a lifetime
You made me discover one of the stars above us

I've been looking for that special one
And I've been searching for someone to give my love
And when I thought that all the hope was gone
You smiled, there you were, and I was gone

I always will remember how I felt that day
A feeling indescribable to me
Yeah
I always knew there was an answer for my prayer
And you, you're the one, the one for me

[Chorus]

You're one in a million
(ooooooooooooooo)
You made me discover one of the stars above us
(ooooooooooooooo)
You're one in a million
(ooooooooooooooo)
You made me discover one of the stars above us

In the beginning I was cool and everything was possible
they tried to catch me but it wasn't possible
No one could hurt me it was my game
Until I met you baby and we're the same
And when you didn't want me, I wanted you
Because the finer thing about it was I like the show
I like it when its difficult, I like it when its hard
and You know it's worth it ,that you found your heart

wooooooooo
woooooo
woooooOOOOooo
woooo
woooo

[Chorus x2]

You're one in a million
OOOOOOh
oooooooooo
You're one in a millïon

Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsforsong.net/