Once Upon Another Time

Hold my breath and I'll count to ten I'm the paper and you're the pen You fill me in and you are permanent And you'll leave me to dry I'm a writer and she's the muse I'm the one that you always choose She will falter and gift her blame And it's start

(Verse) Once upon another time Somebody's hands who felt like mine Turned the key and took a drive Was free I recall the sun sank low Buckley on the radio Cigarette was burning slow So breathe Just yellow lines and tire marks And sun-kissed skin and

Sometimes I can be perfectly sweet Got the sugary me all stuffed up in my sleeve And I'll talk of ponies and rainbows and things And I'm just who you want me to be Like most creatures down here on the ground I'm composed of the elements moving around

Songwriters: BAREILLES, SARA (Verse) Tell the truth, no lies I can't take it Burned your breath, just this once Run your mouth I bet I can catch it You sound just like a Judas [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/s/sara_bareilles/lie_to_me