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Talking Heads – Once in a Lifetime – 1981

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    And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
    And you may find yourself in another part of the world
    And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile

    And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
    And you may ask yourself, « Well… how did I get here? »

    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money’s gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

    And you may ask yourself, « How do I work this? »
    And you may ask yourself, « Where is that large automobile? »
    And you may tell yourself, « This is not my beautiful house »
    And you may tell yourself, « This is not my beautiful wife »

    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money’s gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was

    Water dissolving and water removing
    There is water at the bottom of the ocean
    Under the water, carry the water
    Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean
    Water dissolving and water removing

    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again, into the silent water
    Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money’s gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

    You may ask yourself, « What is that beautiful house? »
    You may ask yourself, « Where does that highway go to? »
    And you may ask yourself, « Am I right? Am I wrong? »

    And you may say to yourself, « My God! What have I done? »

    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again, into the silent water
    Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
    Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
    Into the blue again after the money’s gone
    Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was and look where my hand was
    Time isn’t holding up, time isn’t after us

    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
    Letting the days go by, same as it ever was
    Here a twister comes, here comes the twister
    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was (Letting the days go by)
    Same as it ever was, same as it ever was (Letting the days go by)
    Once in a lifetime, let the water hold me down
    Letting the days go by, water flowing underground