Pretty Good Day

Loudon Wainwright III

I slept through the night, I got through to the dawn

I flipped a switch and the light went on

I got out of bed and I put some clothes on

It's a pretty good day so far

I turned the tap, there was cold there was hot

I put on my coat to go to the shop

I stepped outside, and I didn't get shot

It's a pretty good day so far

I didn't hear any sirens or explosions

No murders coming in form those heavy guns

No UN tanks, I didn't see one

It's a pretty good day so far

No snipers in windows, taking a peak

No people panic, running scared through the streets

I didn't see any bodies without arms, legs, or feet

It's a pretty good day

There was plasma bandages and electricity

Food, wood, and water; and the air was smoke free

No camera crews from my TV

It was all such a strange sight to be home

Nobody was frightened, wounded, hungry, or cold

And the children seemed normal, they didn't look old

It's a pretty good day so far

I walked through a park, you would not believe it

There in the park, there were a few trees left

And on some branches, there were a few leaves

I slept through the night, got through to the dawn

I flipped the switch and the light went on

I wrote down my dream, I wrote this song

It's a pretty good day so far