It took me since 1985, but I have finally figured out what the Talking Heads As The Days Go BY song was about.....The Evacuation of New Orleans!
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 the days go by/let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money’s 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
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
Into the blue again/after the money’s gone
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground.
Oh, gee, thanks; now I'll have that song in my head for days......and won't be able to hear the words "New Orleans" without thinking about it.
Hmmmm, I've wondered the same thing. Now, can you explain what those arm chopping moves meant in his video for this song?