What A Day That Was - David Byrne

Well, I’m dressed up so nice

And I’m doin' my best

And I’m startin' over

Startin' over in another place

Let me tell you a story

A big chief with a golden crown

He’s got rings on his fingers

And then he walks up, up to the throne

He’s makin' shapes with his hands

And don’t you dare sit down

Now don’t you dare talk back

And don’t you dare stick out

And on the first day, we had everything we could hold

Ooh and then we let it fall

And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do

Ooh what a day that was

There are 50,000 beggars

Roaming in the streets

They have lost all their possessions

They have nothing left to eat

Down come the bolt of lightning

Start an electrical storm

Now come a chain reaction

Go pull a fire alarm!

I’m dreaming of a city

It was my own invention

I put the wheels in motion

A time for big decisions

And on the first day, there’s was nothing else left inside

Ooh what they were looking for

And on the second day, I had everything I could stand

Ooh what a day that was

Ooh a day that was

Ooh that’s the way it goes

There’s a million ways to get things done

Three’s a million ways to make things work out

Well I’m going right through

And the light came down

Well they’re roundin' 'em up

From all over town

They’re movin' forward and back

They’re movin' backwards and front

And they’re enjoying themselves

Moving in every direction

And if you feel like you’re in a whirlpool

Feel like going home

Feel like talking to someone

Who knows the difference between right and wrong

And on the first day, I had everything?

Ooh who could have asked for more?

And on the second day, there was nothing left we could?

Ooh what a day that was

We’re goin' boom boom boom

That’s the way we live

In a great big room

That’s the way we live

We’re goin' boom boom boom

That’s the way we live

In a great big room

That’s the way we live

We’re goin' boom boom boom

That’s the way we live

In a great big room

That’s the way we live