"For Once in My Life" is a song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Stein & Van Stock publishing company, and first recorded in 1965. It was written and first recorded as a slow ballad, in 1965 by Connie Haines, but the first version to be released was by Jean DuShon in 1966. Other early versions of the ballad were issued by Nancy Wilson, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes and Tony Bennett, whose recording was the first to reach the pop charts. The most familiar and successful version of "For Once in My Life" is an uptempo arrangement by Stevie Wonder, recorded in 1967.
The song was recorded by Joaquin Phoenix for the 2024 musical thriller film Joker: Folie à Deux and its soundtrack.
Lyrics
Let's go, boys, it's showtime
Wakey-wakey
Hey, come on
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 likе it's hurt me before
For oncе, I have someone I know won't desert me
And I'm not alone anymore
For once, I can say this is mine, you can't take it
Long as I know I've got love, I can make it
For once in my life, I've got someone who needs me
For once, I can say this is mine, you can't take it
Long as I know I've got love, I can make it
For once in my life, I've got someone
For once in my life, I've got someone
For once in my life, I've got someone
Who needs me
Credits
| Performed by | Joaquin Phoenix |
| Written by | Ron Miller and Orlando Murden |
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| Arranged by | Nick Urata & Jeff Atmajian |
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