Once Upon a Time

The hour's late and the lights are low

I'm walkin' home just kicking stones

I waited at the depot, you never showed

You missed the last bus hours ago

I remember the first time I saw you on the street

You looked so pretty, my heart skipped a beat

I can't wait any longer but I still feel the heat

I'm down but I'm still on my feet

I walked on down by the old fairground

Up from the docks, blew a lonely sound

I sat for a while on the cold hard ground

Watched the stars slowly turn as the earth spun around

As the past falls behind, up ahead there's a crack

Of light shinin' bright through the night so black

Like a runaway train rollin' down the track

From here there's no turnin' back

Listen to me, baby, once upon a time

My heart was an ocean, you swam against the tide

The time is past for grievin', my tears have all run dry

I'll leave you with my love and now I say goodbye

The bottles broke and the glasses are cracked

The cards are all dealt and the chips have been stacked

The lampshade's busted and the curtains are torn

The door keeps knockin' but there's nobody home

I stood by the road, brushed a tear from my eye

Cursed the cars and the rain and the rollin' skies

I turned around, turned my back on that town

I never looked back again

Listen to me, baby, once upon a time

My heart was an ocean, you swam against the tide

The time is past for grievin', my tears have all run dry

I'll leave you with my love and now I say goodbye

Listen to me, baby, once upon a time

My heart was an ocean, you swam against the tide

The time is past for grievin', my tears have all run dry

I'll leave you with my love and now I say goodbye