Once upon a time in America the Sons and Daughters of Liberty faced down the dragoons of a distant tyrant and wonΒ freedom for themselves and their posterity.
Once upon a time in America A President held forth for human rights and freed a people who had been held in ******* after five Aprils of costly, ****** strife
Once Upon a Time In America brave women rallied to be suffragettes; No more content to be second class citizens, They won the vote and haven't looked back yet
Once Upon a Time In America The teeming masses set out for our shores They were greeted by the lady in the harbor who raised the torch of Freedom ever more
Once upon a time in America we raised brave men the equal of their time; They spent their prom day storming Norman beaches and didn't stop until they reached the Rhine.
Once upon a time in America Men with the "Right Stuff" could still be found to circle the Earth and reach the nearby moon returning back here safely to the ground.
That was once upon a time in America. before the dream was sold and spat upon Before they pulled the ladder up behind them. For most of us the dream is dead and gone.