What a Day That Was
Talking Heads
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 he walks up, up to the throne

He's makin' shapes with his hands
An' don't you dare sit back
Now don't you dare sit down
And don't you dare speak up

And on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Who could have asked for more?
And on the second day, there was nothing else left to do
Ooh, what a day that was

Well, there are 50,000 beggars
Roaming in the streets
And they have lost all their possessions
They have nothing left to eat
Down come a bolt of lightning
Start an electrical storm
And starts a chain reaction
Go pull a fire alarm

I said I, 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 stand
Ooh, and then we let it fall
And on the second day, there was nothing else left at all
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 the town

They're movin' forward and backwards
They're movin' backwards and front
And they're enjoying themselves
Moving in every direction
And if you feel like you're in a whirlpool
You feel like going home
You feel like talking to someone
Who knows the difference between right and wrong

Oh, and on the first day, we had everything we could stand
Ooh, and then we let it fall
And on the second day, there was nothing else left at all
Ooh, what a day that was

We're goin' boom, boom, boom
And that's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
We're goin' boom, boom, boom
And that's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
We're goin' boom, boom, boom
And that's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
We're goin' boom, boom, boom
And that's the way we live
And in a great big room
And that's the way we live
Write the lyrics for a rock song made in 1984, titled "What a Day That Was", by artist "Talking Heads".