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