Once Upon a Time

Hey!

A boy is born in a bed of thorns

He wears his halo hanging from his horns

City streets out of luck, you lose

To get what you need, you do what you have to do

Now count your blessings, count your tears

Some killing time, some killing years

Talk big, laugh loud; you better back it up

It's the bottom of the river in the bottom of your cup now

Living life in this tenement town

It'll tear you up

It's gonna drag you down

You've been there once

You don't want to go back

It's all been a lie

The world don't work that way

Hey, somebody's knocking

Just taking what I need

And that ain't no crime

Hey, hey, somebody's knocking

Somewhere down the line

Once upon a time

Yeah, yeah, yeah

All right, listen

Tenement town steeped in soul and sin

The word gets round, they're gonna deal you in

But the one-eyed jack, you don't play him wrong

When the dirt goes down, you won't live long

Ain't no life in this desperate town

It'll beat you up

It'll bring you down

You've been there once

Do you want to go back

It's all been a lie

The world don't work that way

Hey, somebody's knocking

Just taking what I need

And that ain't no crime

Hey, hey, somebody's knocking

I've been down before

You won't see me cry, no way!

Hey somebody's knocking

You can take what's yours

What's mine is mine

Hey, hey, sonebody's knocking

Somewhere down the line

Once upon a time

You can't go home again

(Once upon a time)

You walk this world alone again

Ain't no life in this tenement town

It'll tear you up

It's gonna drag you down

You've been there once

Do you want to go back

It's all been a lie

The world don't work that way

Hey, somebody's knocking

Just taking what I need

And that ain't no crime

Hey, hey, somebody's knocking

Now I've been down before

You won't see me cry, no way!

Hey, somebody's knocking

You can take what's yours

What's mine is mine

Hey, hey, somebody's knocking

Somewhere down the line

Once upon a time

Once upon a time

Yeah, once upon a time

Once upon a time