Lyrics It Was Once My Life - Live at Montreux - Van Morrison
There
were
people
on
the
sidewalks
(sidewalks)
Strolling
down
the
avenues
(avenues)
We
were
sitting
outside
in
cafes
(in
cafes)
We
were
looking
for
the
muse
(for
the
muse)
Well
I
was
locked
in
by
the
system
Where
no
freedom
is
the
rule
Now
I
spend
all
my
time
(all
my
time)
Tryna
make
it
understood
(understood)
It
once
was
my
life
(was
my
life)
That's
what
everybody
said
(everybody
said)
Things
we
used
to
do
(used
to
do)
And
the
people
that
were
friends
(that
were
friends)
I've
got
to
make
it
mean
something
At
the
end
of
the
day
It
once
was
my
life
(was
my
life)
I
can't
take
that
away
(that
away)
Trials
and
tribulations
(trials
and
tribulations)
And
stupidity
still
rules
(it
still
rules,
it
still
rules)
Some
days
it
seems
like
(some
days
you
know
it
seems
like)
I'm
on
a
ship
of
fools
It
once
was
my
life
(was
my
life)
When
my
message
was
just
the
street
(just
the
street)
Then
it
became
something
else
(something
else)
And
now
it's
incomplete
(incomplete)
I
just
got
to
get
back
to
when
Can
somebody
please
shed
some
light?
It
used
to
be
so
simple
(be
so
simple)
It
used
to
be
my
life
(be
my
life)
It
used
to
be
my
life
Used
to
be
my
uptight
Trials
and
tribulations
(trials
and
tribulations)
And
stupidity
still
rules
(it
still
rules,
it
still
rules)
Some
days
it
seems
like
(some
days
you
know
it
seems
like)
I'm
still
on
a
ship
of
fools
Well,
I'm
back
here
on
the
boards
(on
the
board)
I
can
hear
the
engines
roar
(engines
roar)
Everybody's
got
to
pay
(got
to
pay)
Some
people
have
to
pay
more
(pay
more)
You
can
tell
the
people
anything
Spoon-feed
them
anything
you
like
It
used
to
be
my
life
(be
my
life)
It
used
to
be
uptight
(be
uptight)
Now
everything's
so
complicated
(complicated)
Just
to
speak
or
use
the
phone
(use
the
phone)
Some
people
wanna
use
me
(want
to
use
me)
'Cause
they
don't
have
their
own
(have
their
own)
Don't
know
who's
round
the
corner,
Tryna
sell
me
some
more
tripe
It
used
to
be
so
simple
(be
so
simple)
It
used
to
be
my
life
(be
my
life)
Used
to
be
my
life,
baby
(be
my
life)
It
used
to
be
my
life
Used
to
be
my
life,
baby
(be
my
life)
It
used
to
be
my
life
(be
my
life)
It
used
to
be
my
life,
baby
It
used
to
be
my
life
Used
to
be
my
life,
baby
(be
my
life)
It
used
to
be
uptight
Drop,
drop,
drop
Thank
you
very
much,
thank
you
1 Matchbox
2 My Angel
3 All by Myself
4 Boppin' the Blues
5 Rough God Goes Riding
6 Fire in the Belly
7 This Weight
8 Waiting Game
9 Piper At the Gates of Dawn
10 Burning Ground
11 It Once Was My Life
12 Sometimes We Cry
13 If You Love Me
14 The Healing Game
15 Look What the Good People Done
16 At the End of the Day
17 Full Force Gale '96
18 St. Dominic's Preview
19 The Healing Game (Alternate Version)
20 Fire in the Belly - Alternate Version
21 Didn't He Ramble
22 The Healing Game - Jazz Version
23 Sometimes We Cry - Full Length Version
24 Mule Skinner Blues
25 A Kiss to Build a Dream On
26 Don't Look Back (with Van Morrison)
27 The Healing Game (with Van Morrison)
28 Sittin' on Top of the World
29 Mule Skinner Blues
30 Rough God Goes Riding - Live at Montreux
31 Foreign Window - Live at Montreux
32 Tore Down a la Rimbaud - Live at Montreux
33 Vanlose Stairway / Trans-Euro Train - Live at Montreux
34 Fool for You - Live at Montreux
35 Sometimes We Cry - Live at Montreux
36 It Was Once My Life - Live at Montreux
37 I'm Not Feeling It Anymore - Live at Montreux
38 This Weight - Live at Montreux
39 Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me) - Live at Montreux
40 Fire In the Belly - Live at Montreux
41 Tupelo Honey / Why Must I Explain - Live at Montreux
42 The Healing Game - Live at Montreux
43 See Me Through / Soldier of Fortune / Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)* / Burning Ground - Live at Montreux
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