Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Once upon a time somebody ran
Somebody ran away saying, "Fast as they can"
I got to go
I got to go
Once upon a time we fell apart
You're holding in your hands
The two halves of my heart
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Once upon a time we're burning bright
That all we ever seemed to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on
Once upon a time on the same side
Once upon a time on the same side
In the same game, now why'd you have to go
Have to go and throw it all in my flame
Could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a castle and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a castle and worn a ring,
But no, you let me go
Stole my star
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
You stole my star
La-la-la-la-la-la
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh-oh, you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh-oh, you really hurt me
Once upon a time somebody ran
Somebody ran away saying, "Fast as they can"
I got to go
I got to go
Once upon a time we fell apart
You're holding in your hands
The two halves of my heart
Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Once upon a time we're burning bright
That all we ever seemed to do is fight
On and on
And on and on and on
Once upon a time on the same side
Once upon a time on the same side
In the same game, now why'd you have to go
Have to go and throw it all in my flame
Could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a castle and worn a ring
But no, you let me go
I could've been a princess, you'd be a king
Could have had a castle and worn a ring,
But no, you let me go
Stole my star
La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
You stole my star
La-la-la-la-la-la
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh, you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh-oh, you really hurt me
'Cause you really hurt me
Oh-oh, you really hurt me
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Oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Once upon a time somebody ran Somebody ran away saying fast as they can About to go, I got to go Once upon a time, we fell apart You're holding in your hands the two halves of my heart Oh whoa, oh whoa
Whoa, oh oh oh, oh oh oh Once upon a time, we were burning bright Now we all ever seem to do is fight On and on, and on and on and on
Once upon a time, on the same side Once upon a time, on the same side In the same game
And why'd you have to go? Have to go and throw out all of my things
I could've been the princess, you'd be a king I could have had a castle, and worn a ring But no You let me go I could've been the princess, you'd be a king I could have had a castle, and worn a ring But no You let me go
You stole my star La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la You stole my star La la la la la la
Oh whoa, oh whoa
Cause she really hurt me No, you really hurt me, Cause she really hurt me No, you really hurt me, Cause she really hurt me, oh You really hurt me, oh Cause she really hurt me, oh You really hurt me