ONCE IN A LIFETIME
(David Byrne / Brian Eno / Chris Frantz / 
Jerry Harrison / Tina Weymouth)

Talking Heads

Also recorded by :
Big Daddy; Blenderhead; David Byrne; Citizen King; Wasis Diop; 
Dixie Power Trio; Susan Hamlin; Jacqui Naylor; Phish.


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 
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean 
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. 

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 
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. 

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...