Loudon Wainwright III - Hard Day On The Planet Lyrics
The dollar went down and the President saidWhos in charge, now? I dont know, take your pick.A new disease every day and the old ones are coming backThings are looking kind of gray, like theyre going to blackDont turn on the TV, dont show me the paper(I) dont want to know he got kidnapped or why they all raped herI want to go on vacation till the pressure lets upBut they keep hijacking airplanes and blowing them up(Refrain)Its been a hard day on the planetHow much is it all worth?Its getting harder to understand itThings are tough all over on earth.Its hot in December and cold in JulyWhen it rains it pours out of a poisonous skyIn California the body counts keep getting higherIts evil out there, man that state is always on fire.Everyone has a system, but they cant seem to winEven Bob Geldorf looks alarmingly thinI got to get on that shuttle get me out of this placeBut theres gonna be warfare up there in outer space(Refrain)Ive got clothes on my back and shoes on my feetA roof over my head and something to eatMy kids are all healthy and my folks are aliveYou know, its amazing but sometimes I think Ill surviveIve got all of my fingers and all of my toesIm pretty well off I guess, I supposeSo 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 changeIts unfair, its tough, unkind and its strangeWe dont seem to learn; we cant seem to stopMaybe some explosions would close up the shopYou know, maybe that would be fine: we would be off the hookWe resolved all our problems, never mind what it tookAnd it all would be over, finito, the endUntil the survivers started up all over again(Refrain)
