Not so long ago, she cared for me I was young and acted foolishly Broke her heart, caused us to part Once upon a time Unconcerned, I let her slip away In my sorrow, now I curse the day I broke her heart, caused us to part Once upon a time Once upon a time, I must confess In my reach was complete happiness Didn't know that I was really livin' Once upon a time Now another kisses her goodnight She was mine, and would be mine tonight If I'd only done a little givin' Once upon a time Once upon a time, I laughed, the night, she said, This is the end Made her cry in front of all her friends Acted smart, and broke her heart Once upon a time I remember what I told the crowd Let her go, I even yelled it loud I talked a lot, and lost a lot Once upon a time Gone forever, never to return Is the love that once so brightly burned I remember once upon a time How much I used to brag Like so many little grains of sand I let her slip through my foolish hands And before I knew it, love had turned From riches back to rags Once upon a time she was my love.