Once upon a high
  The streets were gold and blue was
  In the sky riders gone
  Never could belong
  Maybe you still can dream
  Sleep through screams
  While we're dying in America
  
  Once upon a child
  The carnival would stop and stay a-
  While you were gone
  Everything went wrong
  Too soon, cartoon
  Dying in America
  Dying in America
  
  In places where aces outnumber the queens
  Jack is afraid of tomorrow
  Colors are changing to red, white and green
  As we all fall down
  
  Once upon a hate
  They told us they could fix it if we'd
  Wait for awhile
  Killing you with smiles
  Maybe you still can dream
  Sleep through screams
  While we're dying in America
  Dying in America
  
  Sex, sex, sex
  Even bigger, even better
  Don't lose out, be a winner
  Save more, save time and save now
  One hundred thirty per cent American people
  Would like to be like everyone else