Текст песни What a Time

It came on fast when I heard the blast And the main generator gave a giant gasp It was round about midnight, about half past And the city went black as coal so fast Oh, what a time Everybody was fazing, hazing Oh, what a time It was time to be amazing Time to lose all reason or rhyme What a time It was bad to worse, as the landlord cursed And the water tank in the backyard burst We were slipping and sliding and killing thirst And we couldn't see a soul doing it in the dirt Oh, what a time Everybody was praising, raising Oh, what a time It was time to be amazing Time to lose all reason or rhyme What a time A thousand people singing in the dark Couldn't see a thing A thousand people singing in the dark Oh, what a time Everybody was razing, grazing Oh, what a time It was time to be amazing Time to lose all reason or rhyme What a time