Once a time in the land of plenty The of lawyers, guns and money A funny thing we all call greed 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 everybody's in harmony
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 Take my crib, my car But I'm keepin' my seat at the bar
No block party, everybody's No street lights, no runnin' I got no room on my card And I'm three dates from the prison yard
My credit fallen like 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, sell me I be out sittin' here hangin' around my house, take my car But you take my seat at the corner bar my crib, take my car But I'm my seat at the corner bar
upon a time in America The politicians and fell outta love There was a raping of the man And left us sittin' without no plan
Swimmin' through bills like Michael Down and out and get no help The kids are hungry, peepin' French Pickin' through dumpsters for noodles
in line with a family to feed Tradin' Manhattan for beads It's been a long since we felt good Got everybody waitin' on Robin
Sell me up, me down I be sold out sittin' here around Take my house, 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 time in The politicians went and fell love There was a raping of the man And left us sittin' here no plan
Sell me up, sell me I be sold out sittin' here around my house, take my car But you take my seat at the corner bar Take my crib, my car But I'm my seat at the corner bar