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