The Blink of an Eye - Procol Harum

It was all over in the blink of an eye

Thousands of people walking by

A big black bird swooped out of the sky

Nobody knew the reason why

It was all over in a few seconds flat

Blue skies turned grey at the drop of a hat

Pillars of dust blocked out the sun

All that the people could do was run

We thought we were living on easy street

But they pulled the rug from under our feet

It was all over in an avalanche of pain

And now the world can never be the same

The dreams of so many have gone up in smoke

The ones who are left don’t know how to cope

We thought we were living on easy street

But they pulled the rug from under our feet

They pulled the rug from under our feet