What a Day That Was - Live; Edit

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Oh well, I'm dressed up so nice
 And I'm doing my best
 And I'm starting over
 I'm starting over in another place
 Lemme tell you a story
 A big chief with a golden crown
 He's got rings on his fingers
 And then he walks up, up to the throne
 He's making shapes with his hands
 And don't you dare sit back
 And 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've asked for more?
 And on a second day there was nothing else left to do
 Oh what a day that was
 Well there are fifty thousand beggars
 Roaming in the streets
 And they have lost all their possessions
 And 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 that
 I'm dreaming of a city
 It was my own invention
 I put the wheels in motion
 A time for big decisions
 And on the first day we had everything we could stand
 Oh and then we let it fall
 And on a second day there was nothing else left at all
 Oh what a day that was
 What a day that was
 And that's the way it goes
 There's a million ways to get things done
 There's a million ways to make things work out
 Oh well, I'm going right through
 And the light came down
 And they're rounding them up
 From all over town
 They're moving forward and backwards
 Moving 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 know the difference between right and wrong
 And on the first day we had everything we could stand
 Oh and then we let it fall
 And on a second day there was nothing else left at all
 Oh what a day that was
 We're going 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 going 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 going boom, boom, boom and that's the way we live
 And in a great big room and that's the way we live
 

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Duration
06:00
Key
2
Tempo
146 BPM

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