You may ask yourself！

今日の一曲
Once in a lifetime／Talking Heads
このごろ、家で小さなラジオを鳴らしている。チューナーを回していたら、この曲が流れてきた。両手を上げて歌うデイヴィッド・バーンの姿が目に浮かんだ。カッコイイ……。こんな30年前の曲をかけるなんて、ディレクターが私と同世代かな、と思ったら、FENだった。だよね。

10代の私はリリックには無頓着で、実験的で新しいトーキングヘッズの音楽と、エキセントリックでカッコイイ、デイヴィッド・バーンのパフォーマンスばかりを見つめていた。でも、いまリリックを読んで歌ってみると、涙が出てきそう。噛みしめて歌う。トーキングヘッズはずっとずっと好きだけど、年齢を重ねると受け取るものも違うのだ。

You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
You may find yourself in another part of the world
You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
You may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
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

You may ask yourself
How do I work this?
You may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
You may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
You may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!

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...

You may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself
Where does that highway go to?
You may ask yourself
Am I right?...Am I wrong?
You may say to yourself
MY GOD!...WHAT HAVE I DONE?