Once upon a in the land of plenty The land of lawyers, guns and A funny thing we all call greed my hometown down to its knees
A bit worried 'bout the shape I'm in needs shoes and the wallet's thin Got no gas or But everybody's in harmony
Sell me up, me down I be sold out sittin' hangin' around Take my house, my car But you can't my seat at the corner bar my crib, take my car But I'm keepin' my at the corner bar
No block party, evicted No street lights, no liquids I got no room on my card And I'm three dates from the prison yard
My credit fallen like the New York Mets There a debt collector that ain't called yet say, "Money don't talk, it only swears" And got me in my underwear
me up, sell me down I be sold out sittin' here 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
Once a time in America The politicians went and fell love There was a of the common man And left us sittin' 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' for Indian beads It's been a time since we felt good Got waitin' on Robin Hood
Sell me up, me down I be out sittin' here hangin' around Take my house, 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 a time in America The politicians and fell outta love was a raping of the common man And left us sittin' here without no
me up, sell me down I be sold out sittin' here hangin' Take my house, 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