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