Testo A Hard Day On The Planet Loudon Wainwright
Donât turn on the TV, donât show me the paper
(I) donât want to know he got kidnapped or why they all raped her
I want to go on vacation âtill the pressure lets up
But they keep hijacking airplanes and blowing them up
(Refrain)
Itâs been a hard day on the planet
How much is it all worth?
Itâs getting harder to understand it
Things are tough all over on earth.
Itâs 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
Itâs evil out there, man that state is always on fire.
Everyone has a system, but they canât seem to win
Even Bob Geldorf looks alarmingly thin
I got to get on that shuttle get me out of this place
But thereâs gonna be warfare up there in outer space
(Refrain)
Iâve 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, itâs amazing but sometimes I think Iâll survive
Iâve got all of my fingers and all of my toes
Iâm pretty well off I guess, I suppose
So how come I feel bad so much of the time?
A man ainât an islandâJohn Dunn wasnât lying
(Refrain)
Itâs business as usual; some things never change
Itâs unfair, itâs tough, unkind and itâs strange
We donât seem to learn; we canât 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)