And you may find yourself living in a shotgun 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 my days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting my days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the moneys 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 my days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting my days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the moneys 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...

And you may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
And you may ask yourself
Where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself
Am I right or am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself
My god!...what have I done?

Letting my days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting my days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the moneys gone
Once in a lifetime...