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.