Once upon a in the land of plenty The land of lawyers, and money A little thing we all call greed Brought my hometown to its knees
A little bit worried 'bout the I'm in Baby shoes and the wallet's thin Got no gas or But everybody's in harmony
me up, sell me down I be sold out here hangin' around Take my house, my car But you can't take my at the corner bar my crib, take my car But I'm keepin' my at the corner bar
No party, everybody's evicted No lights, no runnin' liquids I got no room on my credit And I'm three court dates from the prison
My credit score's like the New York Mets There ain't a collector that ain't called yet They say, "Money talk, it only swears" And got me cussing in my
Sell me up, me down I be out sittin' here hangin' around Take my house, my car But you can't my seat at the corner bar Take my crib, my car But I'm keepin' my at the corner bar
Once upon a in America The politicians went and fell outta was a raping of the common man And left us sittin' here without no
Swimmin' through bills Michael Phelps Down and out and get no help The kids are hungry, peepin' Poodles Pickin' dumpsters for Ramen noodles
Standin' in line with a to feed Manhattan for Indian beads It's been a time since we felt good Got everybody waitin' on Robin
Sell me up, me down I be sold out sittin' here hangin' my house, take my car But you can't take my seat at the bar Take my crib, my car But I'm keepin' my seat at the bar
Once upon a in America The politicians went and fell outta There was a of the common man And left us sittin' without no plan
Sell me up, sell me I be sold out sittin' hangin' around my house, take my car But you take my seat at the corner bar Take my crib, my car But I'm my seat at the corner bar