talkingheads-onceinalifetime［verse1］andyoumayfindyourselflivinginashotgunshackandyoumayfindyourselfinanotherpartoftheworldandyoumayfindyourselfbehindthewheelofalargeautomobileandyoumayfindyourselfinabeautifulhouse‚withabeautifulwifeandyoumayaskyourself‚＂well‚howdidigethere?＂［chorus］lettingthedaysgoby‚letthewaterholdmedownlettingthedaysgoby‚waterflowingundergroundintotheblueagainafterthemoney'sgoneonceinalifetime‚waterflowingunderground［verse2］andyoumayaskyourself‚＂howdoiworkthis?＂andyoumayaskyourself‚＂whereisthatlargeautomobile?＂andyoumaytellyourself‚＂thisisnotmybeautifulhouse＂andyoumaytellyourself‚＂thisisnotmybeautifulwife＂［chorus］lettingthedaysgoby‚letthewaterholdmedownlettingthedaysgoby‚waterflowingundergroundintotheblueagainafterthemoney'sgoneonceinalifetime‚waterflowingunderground［refrain］sameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwassameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwassameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwassameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwas［verse3］waterdissolvingandwaterremovingthereiswateratthebottomoftheoceanunderthewater‚carrythewaterremovethewateratthebottomoftheoceanwaterdissolvingandwaterremoving［chorus］lettingthedaysgoby‚letthewaterholdmedownlettingthedaysgoby‚waterflowingundergroundintotheblueagain‚intothesilentwiterundertherocksandstones‚thereiswaterundergroundlettingthedaysgoby‚letthewaterholdmedownlettingthedaysgoby‚waterflowingundergroundintotheblueagainafterthemoney'sgoneonceinalifetime‚waterflowingunderground［verse4］youmayaskyourself‚＂whatisthatbeautifulhouse?＂youmayaskyourself‚＂wheredoesthathighwaygoto?＂andyoumayaskyourself‚＂amiright?amiwrong?＂andyoumaysaytoyourself‚＂mygodǃwhathaveidone?＂［chorus］lettingthedaysgoby‚letthewaterholdmedownlettingthedaysgoby‚waterflowingundergroundintotheblueagain‚intothesilentwiterundertherocksandstones‚thereiswaterundergroundlettingthedaysgoby‚letthewaterholdmedownlettingthedaysgoby‚waterflowingundergroundintotheblueagainafterthemoney'sgoneonceinalifetime‚waterflowingunderground［outro］sameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwassameasiteverwasandlookwheremyhandwastimeisn'tholdingup‚timeisn'tafterussameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwassameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwassameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwaslettingthedaysgoby‚sameasiteverwashereatwistercomes‚herecomesthetwistersameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwas（lettingthedaysgoby）sameasiteverwas‚sameasiteverwas（lettingthedaysgoby）onceinalifetime（letthewaterholdmedown）lettingthedaysgoby（waterflowingunderground）intotheblueagain