What a Day That Was — текст песни (David Byrne)

Well, Im dressed up so nice

An Im doin my best

Yes Im startin over..

Startin over in another place



Lemme tell you a story

Big chief with a golden crown

Hes got rings on his finger

And then he walks up, up to the throne



Hes makin shapes with his hands

An dont choo dare sit down

Now dont choo dare jump back

And dont choo dare stick out!



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

Ooh and then we let if all

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 a bolt of lightning

Now an electrical storm

Starts a chain reaction

Go pull a fire alarm



Im dreaming of a city

It was my own invention

And I put the wheels in motion

A time for big decisions



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

Ooh and then we let if all

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

Ooh what a day that was.



Oh a day that was

Ooh thats the way it goes

Theres a million ways- to get things done

Threes a million ways- to make things work out.



Well Im going right trough

And the light came down

Well theyre roundin em up

From all over town



Theyre movin forward and back

Theyre movin backwards and front

And theyre enjoying themselves

Moving in evry direction



So if you feel like youre in a whirlpool

You feel like going home

And if you feel like talking to someone

Who know the difference between right and wrong



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

Ooh and then we let if all

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

Ooh what a day that was.

Were go(in) boom boom boom thats the way we live

And in a great big room and thats the way we live.