Loudon Wainwright III - "Pretty Good Day"

Loudon Wainwright III is part of folk music royalty... not because of Loudon Wainwright I or II, who weren't famous musician's at all, as far as I know. But because of his 40 years of humourous folk releases, as the husband of Kate McGarrigle, and the father of Rufus and Martha Wainwright. "Pretty Good Day" is from his 1999 album 'Social Studies' and is a war song... but not the typical anti war song, as we know them. More an ode to the lives of people caught up in the war torn countries of the world,,, and remember this was before 9/11.



Lyrics

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