IT’S ALL JUST ONE DAMNED THING AFTER ANOTHER


The tender goddess of milk
Huddles among her children in the square.
The morning air is hung with a mist like silk.
(It’s all just one damned thing after another.)
The terrible goddess of thirst
Gnaws the throats of the children huddled there;
But her breast is bare; and, one by one, the children all are nursed.
(It’s all just energy, time space, and matter.)

Chorus:
Today is such a beautiful day.
I wish that I could fly.
Someday I’ll die.
Today is such a beautiful day.
I wish that I could fly.
Someday I’ll die.

The crazy goddess of words lies down upon the paper to be read,
While around her head flutters a flock of mockingbirds.
(It’s all just one damned thing after another.)
The invisible goddess of melody hovers over the printed page.
In her crystal cage she carries an entire symphony.
(It’s all just energy, time, space, and matter.)

(repeat chorus)

The playful goddess of touching
Washes her tiniest child in a tub of water.
From their teeter-totter, two of her older children sit, watching.
(It’s all just one damned thing after another.)
The goddess of together
Embraces her children huddled in the square.
Each one will share with the others according to the weather.
(It’s all just energy, time, space, and matter.)

(repeat chorus)


Words and Music by Galen Green c 1972