You may find yourself living in the White House
You may find your armed forces in another part of the world
You may find yourself a cog in the wheel of a large autocracy
You may find yourself with a dutiful House and a dutiful wife
You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
Letting the days go by, let the waiter hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
States turning blue again after the money’s gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
You may ask yourself, where is that large Marine whirly-bird?
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful wife
Letting the daze go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the red again, after the money’s gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Shame that it ever was, shame that it ever was, shame that it ever was, shame that it ever was
Shame that it ever was, shame that it ever was, shame that it ever was, shame that it ever was