VERSE 1:
Once Upon A Time
In a land far away,
Long, long ago,
There lived . . .
A boy with his mother,
A girl in a wood,
A force that was evil,
A force that was good,
A strong, clever woman,
A poor, broken man,
And that is where our story began.

Once Upon A Time,
In a forsaken world,
In a better time,
There was . . .
A magical kingdom,
A treasure of gold,
A feud between families
That was centuries old,
A fall from the heavens,
A journey to Hell,
Oh have I got a story to tell!
...
Gather around,
And I’ll tell a story,
That will transcend time and space,
From the generic time and place,
The familiar words of Once Upon A Time.

VERSE 2:
It starts out with a call,
To suspend disbelief
And when we do
We meet . . .
The unlikely hero, who’s off on a quest,
His courage and mettle are put the test,
He has to rely on his wits to survive,
We’re drawn to his kindness, charisma, and drive.

Conflict will arise,
Of this you can be sure,
But just what will
He fight . . . ?
It may be a man with whom he is at odds,
Or perhaps the almighty wrath of the Gods,
Or trapped in the Wilderness, and stumbling blind,
Or merely trapped inside his own mind.
...
We’re breathless as
We hear the story,
And what will happen next,
In the pictures, voice, or text
Of a story that takes place
Once Upon A Time.

BRIDGE:
And suddenly, we’re on the edge of our seats
To see if our hero survives.
We triumph at his victories, despair at defeats,
And we start to realize.
That stories don’t just exist in faerie worlds,
They exist in our own lives.

VERSE 3:
Once Upon A Time
In a town, much like this,
Not long ago,
There lived . . .
A boy with his mother,
The girl down the road,
A lonely curmudgeon
With a heart of gold,
A bully who just wants
To be understood,
Oh wait ‘til you hear it,
It’s gonna be good!

The plot will run its course,
And the tale will conclude,
But it will nev-
-er end . . .
For tales beget tales
When a story is earned,
There’s the quote you’ll remember,
And the lesson you’ve learned,
And the characters go off
To lead their own lives,
But that’s another story
For another time.
...
Gather around . . .
And know that we need stories,
And once you hear the name,
Your life may never be the same
Hence the fame of Once Upon A Time.