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