Once
upon a time in the land of plenty,
the land of lawyers,
guns and money,
a funny little thing we all called greed
brought my hometown down to its knees.
A little bit worried about the shape I'm in,
baby need shoes and the wallet's thin.
Got no gas or electricity,
but everybody's singing in harmony.
Sell me up,
sell me down,
I'll be sold out sitting here hanging around.
Take my house,
take my car,
but you can't take my seat at the corner bar.
Take my crib,
take my car,
but I'm keeping my seat at the corner bar.
No block party, everybody's evicted.
No street lights, no running liquids.
I got no room on my credit card,
not three court dates from the prison yard.
My credit score's falling like a New York Mets.
There ain't a debt collector that ain't called yet.
They say money don't talk, it only swears.
And got me cussing in my underwear.
Sell me up,
sell me down,
I'll be sold out sitting here hanging around.
Take my house,
take my car,
but you can't take my seat at the corner bar.
Take my crib,
take my car,
but I'm keeping my seat at the corner bar.
Once upon a time in America,
the politicians went and fell out of love.
There was a raping of the common man and
left us sitting here without no plan.
Swimming through bills like Michael Phelps,
down and out and can't get no help.
The kids are hungry,
peeping French poodles,
picking through dumpsters for ramen noodles.
Standing in line with the family to feed,
trading Manhattan for Indian beads.
It's been a long time since we felt good,
got everybody waiting on Robin Hood.
Sell me up,
sell me down,
I'll be sold out sitting here hanging around.
Take my house,
take my car,
but you can't take my seat at the corner bar.
Take my crib,
take my car,
but I'm keeping my seat at the corner bar.
Once upon a time in America,
the politicians went and fell out of love.
There was a raping of the common man
and left us sitting here without no plan.
Sell
me up,
sell me down,
I'll be sold out sitting here hanging around.
Take my house,
take my car,
but you can't take my seat at the corner bar.
Take my crib,
take my car,
but I'm keeping my seat at the corner bar.