David Byrne What A Day That Was Lyrics

What A Day That Was Lyrics

What A Day That Was
    Well, I`m dressed up so nice
    An` I`m doin` my best
    Yes I`m startin` over..
    Startin` over in another place

    Lemme tell you a story
    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
    An` don`t you dare sit down
    Now don`t you dare sit back
    And don`t you dare speak up!

    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 bolts of lightning
    Now an electrical storm
    Starts a chain reaction
    Go pull a fire alarm

    I`m 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 it fall
    And on the second day, there was nothing else left 
to do
    Ooh what a day that was.

    Oh 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 ev`ry direction

    So if you feel like you`re in a whirlpool
    You feel like going home
    And if you feel like talking to someone
    Who knows the difference between right and wrong

    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.
    We`re go(in`) boom boom boom That`s the way we live
    And in a great big room and That`s the way we live.