Once In a Lifetime

Talking Heads 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

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

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 to?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right? Am I wrong? "
And you may say 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
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

Letting the days go by (same as it ever was)
Letting the days go by (same as it ever was)

Once in a lifetime

Letting the days go by
Letting the days go by

  1. Psycho Killer
  2. Slippery People
  3. Girlfriend Is Better
  4. Dream Operator
  5. (nothing But) Flowers
  6. Mind
  7. Heaven
  8. Life During Wartime
  9. I Zimbra
  10. Uh-oh, Love Comes to Town
View all Talking Heads songs

Most popular topics in Talking Heads songs

Related artists

  1. The Velvet Underground
    The Velvet Underground
  2. Lou Reed
    Lou Reed
  3. David Bowie
    David Bowie
  4. Pixies
    Pixies
  5. Blondie
    Blondie
  6. The B-52's
    The B-52's
  7. The Smiths
    The Smiths
  8. Joy Division
    Joy Division