Once Upon A Time Lyrics - Crocodile Shoes - Jimmy Nail

Buy brown besoms buy them when they're new 

Buy broom bessoms better never grew 

Once upon a time we had a lead to follow 

Well respected me used to show the way 

Folks would follow on 'cause they believed the promise 

Well respected men would never betray 

Now look around it's hard to see integrity 

You ask for direction and they don't know 

Once upon a time the sun shine brightly 

But once upon a time was a long time ago 

Once upon a time we build a revolution 

Big steel wheel roll around the world 

Tin ships sailed and whaled and delivered 

All the food necessary for the boys and girls 

Then one day came a man with a mission 

To take away everything they know 

Once upon a time was a land for heroes 

But once upon a time was a long time ago 

Once upon a time things were so simple 

You did a day's work you got a day's pay 

It didn't come to much but it kept a wife and children 

Burned in the lantern that light the way 

Now all's left is the story of a memory 

The real thing fades with a dying glow 

Once upon a time was a land of plenty 

But once upon a time was a long time ago