Just A Normal Day Lyrics
I looked up and the sky,
The air was still, yet all the leaves were falling,
Can you tell me why?
I don't know what to say,
It just seems a normal day,
And, I've got to live my own life,
I just can't spare the time,
But, you've got strange things on your mind
My life is unreal,
And anyway, I guess, I'm just not rated,
Leastwise, that's how I feel
I don't know what to say;
It just seems a normal day
And, I've got to live my own life,
I just can't spare the time;
But, you've got strange things on your mind.
Passing the time away,
Maybe I'll find my way,
Who am I kidding?
Yes, it's just myself.
Oh what an AWESOME song - back when Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson really worked together!
"RD" Sings the emotional point of view, "RH" sings the more logical point of view. Knowing the personalities of these individuals, you would think it would be the other way around. Davies tended to be more practical and Hogdson was the dreamer.
It's a song about the fight we fight every day as human beings - the emotional, pensive side, against the logical, practical side.
The emotional side self-doubts that everything is 'alright', and wonders why it feels so empty, the practical side has no time for such foolishness and tells the other side to get on with things and stop moaning.
I LOVE this song - and it is SO Supertramp because ultimately, this is EXACTLY the kind of battle that went on between the two songwriters behind the scenes.