Well here is my story that I tell to you   You may not believe me but I swear it's true   I escaped to Havana for a getaway   In a tiny club with a Cuban band on a Saturday      And that's when I saw her from across the room   Like something from a movie or a storybook   She had a short dress with curly hair and chocolate skin   That's how it all began      I remember when she came into my life   And all at once upon a time   Love was in the air, just like an ocean breeze   And we were dancing to the sweetest melodies   I held her in my arms until she danced into the night   It happened all at once upon a time , once upon a time      Hifuela mijo tell me what happened next   The next day I was walking to the marketplace   I passed by the cathedral so I stopped to pray   I imagined this journey without my friend   And just like an angel she appeared again      But before I could ask her why she had gone   The Padre started yelling that, 'She's the one'   And suddenly the Policia were everywhere   With chaos in the air      I remember when she had to say goodbye   And all at once upon a time   I could not believe they said she was a thief   And I stood there as they drove her away from me   And what was I to do, now they've accused her of a crime   It happened all at once upon a time      I remember when I couldn't sleep that night   And all at once upon a time   I had to find a way to bring her back to me   So I made a plan of how to set her free   And so tomorrow night, mi amore I will find   It happened all at once upon a time, once upon a time      So tell me, how did you get outta there?   Well   He disguised himself in sheets   I waited for the guards to fall asleep   Snuck into the tower, took the keys   And then I told the girl, stick close to me   He was in a sword fight 'till the death   Everyone that watched just held their breath      And then he ran   I ran   Jumped   I jumped   Climbed   Faster and faster and faster   Guards, stop him, don't let him slip away   Guards      I remember when she came back in my life   And all at once upon a time   We made our getaway to another time and place   We were riding while the tears rolled down her face   She knows I cannot stay so we'll say our goodbyes tonight   It happened all at once upon a time      I remember when he came into my life   Love was in the air like an ocean breeze   Sweetest melodies   Until she danced into the night   It happened all at once upon a time, once upon a time