Once There Was a Time

by Ten Years After

From the album: A Space in Time

Track 6 of 20 on A Space in Time (1971).

Duration: 3:23

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Lyrics for Once There Was a Time

Once there was a time I'd rob my mama For a good meal and a smoke Once there was a time I'd sell my brother For a dollar when I was broke But I'd never sell my guitar And my strings were always sharp 'Cause if I don't have a guitar I'll be strumming on some angels harp And if I don't get to heaven And I go down there below Better be a guitar when I get there Or, I will refuse to go Once there was a time I was hungry And I'd find my food in some bin But I'd never, never sell my guitar 'Cause that would, darling, that would be a sin

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