Once In A Lifetime -- Talking Heads -- Lyrics

Once In A Lifetime -- Talking Heads

Charted: 1986
Peaked at #91
Sire -- 29163
Originally from the 1980 album "Remain In Light" and is featured in the movie "Down And Out In Beverly Hills"
B-Side "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" (live)

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

Chorus:
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

Chorus

Same as it ever was (8 x)

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

Letting the days go by
Let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by
Water flowing underground
Into the blue again
In the silent water
Under the rocks and stones
There is water underground

Chorus

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go
And you may ask yourself
Am I right
Am I wrong
And you may tell 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
In the silent water
Under the rocks and stones
There is water underground

Chorus

Same as it ever was (repeat and fade)