Talking Heads - What A Day That Was lyrics

well im dressed up so nice

and im doing my best

and im starting over

im starting over in another place

let me tell you a story

a big chief with a golden crown

hes got rings on his fingers

and he walks up to the throne

hes making shakes with his hand

dont you dare sit back

dont you dare sit down

dont you dare speak up

but on the first day

we had everything we could stand

couldnt ask for more

and on the,second day

there was nothing else left to do

what a day that was

well there are 50 thousand beggars

roaming in the streets

they have lost all their possessions

they have nothing left to eat

down come a bolt of lightning

start an electrical storm

it starts a chain reaction

go pull the fire alarm

im dreaming of the city

it was my own invention

i put the wheels in motion

time for big decisions

on the first day

we had everything we could stand

oh we let it fall

and on the second day

there was nothing else left at all

oh what a day that was

oh and thats the way it goes

theres a million ways to get things done

theres a million ways to make things work out

well im going right through

and a light came down

and then round them up

from all over town

moving forwards and backwards

moving backwards and front

and then they joined themselves

went in every direction

and if you feel like you're in a whirlpool

you feel like going home

you feel like talking to someone

who knows the difference between right and wrong

oh and on the first day

we had everything we could stand

oh we let it fall

and on the second day

there was nothing else left at all

oh what a day that was

we're going boom boom boom

and thats the way we live

and in a great big room

and thats the way we live

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