Once a time in the land of plenty The land of lawyers, guns and A funny little thing we all greed my hometown down to its knees
A little bit worried the shape I'm in Baby needs shoes and the thin Got no gas or But everybody's singin' in
me up, sell me down I be sold out here hangin' around Take my house, 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
No block party, everybody's No lights, no runnin' 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 ain't a debt collector that ain't called yet They say, "Money don't talk, it swears" And got me cussing in my
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 Take my crib, my car But I'm keepin' my at the corner bar
Once upon a time in The politicians went and fell love There was a raping of the man And left us sittin' here without no
Swimmin' through bills like Phelps Down and out and can't get no The are hungry, peepin' French Poodles Pickin' through dumpsters for Ramen
Standin' in line a family to feed Manhattan for Indian beads It's a long time since we felt good Got everybody waitin' on Hood
me up, sell me down I be sold out here hangin' around Take my house, my car But you can't take my at the corner bar Take my crib, my car But I'm keepin' my seat at the bar
upon a time in America The politicians and fell outta love There was a of the common man And left us here without no plan
Sell me up, sell me I be sold out sittin' here 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