Once in a Lifetime (Live)

Album cover art for "Once in a Lifetime (Live)" by David Byrne

David Byrne - Rock, Pop

Once in a Lifetime (Live)

2 Plays

Duration: 5:34

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Lyrics

[Verse 1] 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 [Verse 2] 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] 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 [Verse 3] Water dissolving and water removing There is water at the bottom of the ocean Remove the water, carry the water Remove the water from the bottom of the ocean [Chorus] 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 [Verse 4] You may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful house?" You may ask yourself, "Where does that highway lead to?" And you may ask yourself, "Am I right? Am I wrong?" And you may say to yourself, "My God! What have I done?" [Chorus] 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 [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 [Outro] Time isn't holding us, time isn't after us Time isn't holding us, time isn't after us Time isn't after us, time isn't holding us Here it comes the twister now Here it comes, here it comes Letting the days go by, letting the days go by Letting the days go by, once in the lifetime Letting the days go by, letting the days go by Letting the days go by, once in the lifetime Woo Thank you!

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Credits

Writers
  • Brian Eno
  • David Byrne
  • Chris Frantz
  • Jerry Harrison
  • Tina Weymouth