Pretty Good Day Lyrics - 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