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