Once in a Lifetime

And you may find yourself living in a shack on shack
And you may find yourself in another part of the world
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself, "Well, how did I get here?"

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
And as days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the mud is gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

And you may ask yourself, "How do I work this?"
And you may ask yourself, "Where is that large automobile?"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful house"
And you may tell yourself, "This is not my beautiful wife"

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
And as days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the mud is gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was

Water dissolving, water removing
There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean
Remove the water at the bottom of the ocean

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
And as days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the mud is gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
And as days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the mud is gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

And you may ask yourself, "What is that beautiful house?"
And you may ask yourself, "Where does that highway go?"
And you may ask yourself, "Am I right, or am I wrong?"
And you may tell yourself, "My God, what have I done?"

Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
And as days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the mud is gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
And as days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the mud is gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was

Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
And as days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the mud is gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground