Well, I'm dressed up so nice
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An' I'm doin' my best
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Yes I'm startin' over..
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Startin' over in another place
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Lemme tell you a story
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Big chief with a golden crown
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He's got rings on his finger
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And then he walks up, up to the throne
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He's makin' shapes with his hands
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An' don't choo dare sit down
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Now don't choo dare jump back
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And don't choo dare stick out!
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And on the first day, we had everything we could hold
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Ooh and then we let if all
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And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
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Ooh what a day that was.
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There are 50,000 beggars
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Roaming in the streets
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They have lost all their possessions
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They have nothing left to eat
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Down come a bolt of lightning
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Now an electrical storm
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Starts a chain reaction
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Go pull a fire alarm
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I'm dreaming of a city
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It was my own invention
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And I put the wheels in motion
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A time for big decisions
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And on the first day, we had everything we could hold
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Ooh and then we let if all
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And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
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Ooh what a day that was.
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Oh a day that was
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Ooh that's the way it goes
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There's a million ways- to get things done
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Three's a million ways- to make things work out.
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Well I'm going right trough
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And the light came down
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Well they're roundin' 'em up
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from all over town
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They're movin' forward and back
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They're movin' backwards and front
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And they're enjoying themselves
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Moving in ev'ry direction
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So if you feel like you're in a whirlpool
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You feel like going home
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And if you feel like talking to someone
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Who know the difference between right and wrong
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And on the first day, we had everything we could hold
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Ooh and then we let if all
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And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
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Ooh what a day that was.
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We're go(in') boom boom boom That's the way we live
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And in a great big room and That's the way we live.
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What A Day That Was
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| David Byrne |
