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Once In A Lifetime Lyrics By Talking Heads

    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

    refrain
    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

    4
    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

    Artist: Talking Heads

    Year: 1986

    Decade: 80s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 242