Once Upon a Time

[Verse 1]
The hour's late and the lights are low
I'm walking home, just kicking stones
I waited at the depot, you never showed
You missed the last bus hours ago

[Verse 2]
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

[Verse 3]
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

[Verse 4]
As the past falls behind, up ahead there's a crack
Of light shining bright through the night so black
Like a runaway train rolling down the track
From here, there's no turning back

[Chorus]
Listen to me, baby, once upon a time
My heart was an ocean, you swam against the tide
The time has passed for grieving, my tears have all run dry
I'll leave you with my love and now I say goodbye

[Verse 5]
The bottle's broken, 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 knocking but there's nobody home

[Verse 6]
I stood by the road, brushed a tear from my eye
Cursed the cars and the rain and the rolling skies
I turned around, turned my back on that town
I never looked back again

[Chorus]
Listen to me, baby, once upon a time
My heart was an ocean, you swam against the tide
The time has passed for grieving, my tears have all run dry
I'll leave you with my love and now I say goodbye

[Chorus]
Listen to me, baby, once upon a time
My heart was an ocean, you swam against the tide
The time has passed for grieving, my tears have all run dry
I leave you with my love and now I say goodbye