Once Upon a Time - Shadow King

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

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

Living life in a tenement town

It’ll tear you up, it’ll 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 takin' what I need — that ain’t no crime

Hey, hey somebody’s knocking

Somewhere down the line

Once upon a time

Tenenment town, steeped in soul &sin

You know word gets round

They’re gonna deal you in

But the one-eyed jack don’t play him wrong

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

Ain’t no life in this tenement 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 takin' what I need 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

You walk this world alone

Once upon a time

Ain’t no life in this tenement town

It’ll tear you up, it’ll 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 takin' what I need 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 somebody’s knocking

Somewhere down the line

Once upon a time