A Hard Day on the Planet Loudon Wainright

So ahead of himself, listen and...enjoy? We all feel like this some of the time, I do.


The dollar went down and the President said
Whos in charge, now? I dont know, take your pick
A new disease every day and the old ones are coming back
Things are looking kind of gray, like theyre going to black

Dont turn on the TV, dont show me the paper
(I) dont want to know he got kidnapped or why they all raped her
I want to go on vacation till the pressure lets up
But they keep hijacking airplanes and blowing them up

(Refrain) Its been a hard day on the planet
How much is it all worth?
Its getting harder to understand it
Things are tough all over on earth.

Its hot in December and cold in July
When it rains it pours out of a poisonous sky
In California the body counts keep getting higher
Its evil out there, man that state is always on fire.
Everyone has a system, but they cant seem to win
Even Bob Geldorf looks alarmingly thin
I got to get on that shuttle get me out of this place
But theres gonna be warfare up there in outer space
(Refrain) Ive got clothes on my back and shoes on my feet
A roof over my head and something to eat
My kids are all healthy and my folks are alive
You know, its amazing but sometimes I think Ill survive

Ive got all of my fingers and all of my toes
Im pretty well off I guess, I suppose
So how come I feel bad so much of the time?
A man aint an islandJohn Dunn wasnt lying

(Refrain)
Its business as usual; some things never change
Its unfair, its tough, unkind and its strange
We dont seem to learn; we cant seem to stop
Maybe some explosions would close up the shop

You know, maybe that would be fine: we would be off the hook
We resolved all our problems, never mind what it took
And it all would be over, finito, the end
Until the survivers started up all over again
(Refrain) Loudon Wainwright - WIKI Biography