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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Stone Gossard

Electric Guitar

Eddie Vedder

Lead Vocals

Jeff Ament

Bass Guitar

Dave Krusen

Drums

Mike McCready

Electric Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Stone Gossard

Composer

Eddie Vedder

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Pearl Jam

Producer

Rick Parashar

Producer

Don Gilmore

Additional Engineer

Dave Hillis

Additional Engineer

Adrian Moore

Additional Engineer

Tim Palmer

Mixing Engineer

Bob Ludwig

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I admit it, what's to say, yeah

I'll relive it without pain

[PreChorus]

Mmm, backstreet lover on the side of the road

I got a bomb in my temple that is gonna explode

I got a 16-gauge buried under my clothes

I play

[Chorus]

Once upon a time

I could control myself

Ooh, once upon a time

I could lose myself

[Verse 2]

Oh, try and mimic what's insane

I am in it, where do I stand?

[PreChorus]

Mmm, Indian summer and I hate the heat

I got a backstreet lover on the passenger seat

I got my hand in my pocket so determined, discreet

I pray

[Chorus]

Once upon a time

I could control myself

Ooh, once upon a time

I could lose myself, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]

You think I got my eyes closed

But I'm looking at you the whole fucking time

[Chorus]

Ooh, once upon a time

I could control myself, yeah

Once upon a time

I could lose myself, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

Once upon a time

I could love myself, yeah

Once upon a time

I could love you, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Outro]

Once

Once

Once

Once

Yeah, once

Once, hey, yeah

Yeah, hey, yeah, yeah, hey, hey, hey

Once

Written by: Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard

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