For Once in My Life

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For Once in My Life
Song Name	For Once in My Life
Origin	Joker: Folie à Deux
Performer(s)	Joaquin Phoenix
Composer	Ron Miller Orlando Murden
Lyricist	Ron Miller Orlando Murden
Type of Song	Villainized Song

"For Once in My Life" is a 1965 song, originally performed by Connie Haines, and later popularized by artists such as Nancy Wilson, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Tony Bennett, and Stevie Wonder.

The song was later used in the 2024 DC film Joker: Folie à Deux, where it features Arthur Fleck a.k.a. the Joker as he reflects on having someone in his life for the first time, that person being Harleen Quinzel. This version was performed by Joker's actor Joaquin Phoenix.

Lyrics

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

Other Appearances

• The Joker: Folie à Deux version of the song was featured on the film's soundtrack.

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For Once In My Life

Connie Haines

For Once in My Life (Movie Version) - Joker- Folie à Deux

Joker: Folie à Deux (Film)

For Once in My Life (Music From The Motion Picture)

Joker: Folie à Deux (Soundtrack)

Songs

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