Daddy was a family man and the only way he knew

To entertain the children when Ole Man Winter blew

Was to sit them down and gather them around that great big fireplace

And say these words as he watched the firelight flicker on each face

Once upon a time in a land far away

In the days of old there were knights so bold

And heroes saved the day

Once upon a time there were kingdoms on the hill

There were dungeons deep in the castle keep

And soldiers of iron will

He'd make us see it all in every line

And he'd take us back to once upon a time

So turn the TV off, put the video games away

Come sit down beside me, tell me what you did today

And I'll sit you down and I'll take you around to a world of fantasy

Where anything you dream tonight waits there for you and me

Once upon a time in a land far away

There were days of old and knights so bold

And heroes saved the day

Once upon a time way up around the bend

There were days of glory and every story had a happy end

And the ballads of the old-time minstrel's rhyme

Way on back in once upon a time

Seems like we don't spend enough time together anymore

It's throw on your clothes and fix your lunch, slam that kitchen door

Then we all come home at night and sit around and stare

At that big ole box full of nothing over in the corner there

But once upon a time, oh things were different then

There were dungeons, dragons and gypsy wagons and the days of way-back-when

Once upon a time there was still a wrong and right

Before we got the power to blow it all into the night

Tell me now wouldn't it be fine

If this could still be once upon a time

Children, it could still be fine

Tonight could still be once upon a time