Loudon Wainwright - Hard day on the planet

Hard day on the planet by Loudon Wainwright

Lyric:

The dollar went down and the President said
"Who's in charge, now?" I don't know, take your pick.
A new disease every day and the old ones are coming back
Things are looking kind of gray, like they're going to black

Don't turn on the TV, don't show me the paper
(I) don't 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)
It's been a hard day on the planet
How much is it all worth?
It's getting harder to understand it
Things are tough all over on earth.

It's 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
It's evil out there, man that state is always on fire.

Everyone has a system, but they can't seem to win
Even Bob Geldorf looks alarmingly thin
I got to get on that shuttle get me out of this place
But there's gonna be warfare up there in outer space
(Refrain)
I've 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, it's amazing but sometimes I think I'll survive

I've got all of my fingers and all of my toes
I'm pretty well off I guess, I suppose
So how come I feel bad so much of the time?
A man ain't an island—John Dunn wasn't lying
(Refrain)
It's business as usual; some things never change
It's unfair, it's tough, unkind and it's strange
We don't seem to learn; we can't 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)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Loudon
• Wainwright
• Hard
• Day
• on
• the
• planet

[Munkiespit]

How do I download this version of this song for free?

[thevzh]

If you want it, send me a private message with ur email or something like that and I can send you.

[skeymoson]

Thanx to thevzh for posting this gem . I've never heard the jazzy version . it's very cool ... even posted the lyrics... great post

[thevzh]

your welcome :)

[TraxVortex]

This song is written a long time ago, but it still applies on this time.

Good song!

[rags23]

"Even Bob Geldorf looks alarmingly thin!" Classic!!!

[cheesefriesification]

i like this version better then the other version he sings

[gabeshedd]

@9erfandex If you've ever seen him live he usually comments on how his songs are mostly a little depressing. He felt like he had to be the antithesis of people like John Denver 'cause... "you see where he ended up." Heh. Love this guy.

[nitecrawler26]

these lyrics are so true

[The4fourEver]

Good lord, this song gives me chills. the wordplay is simply amazing.

[lullo155]

@thevzh is it possible for me to also send you a private message with my email and that you could send the song to me to?

[johnscotland98]

geldof



[cielo27rah]

I love him! that is a tiny mandolin!

[9erfandex]

A little too glib for his own damned good, perhaps, but the same was probably said of Chuck Dickens and Mark Twain in their respective primes, so By God Loudon The Third keep on keepin' on old son, because buddy you make me LAUGH!

[nanderv]

mentally ill?