all the usual stuff

today I did 
all the usual stuff
you do to prevent 
your life getting rough
no matter how much, 
it's never enough
and you're left complaining
that's all that's remaining

today I did
all the usual things
you do when nothing
is happening
looking in envy
on birds on the wing
and it's the same old same old
you do just what you're told

          it's all the stuff that gets done
          despite the fear that'll eat you alive
          it's all right there under the sun
          right there before your very eyes

today I said
all the usual lines
one says when one
is falling behind
you ask how I am
I say never mind
but in the end it don't matter
it's just another rung on the ladder