It's been a circus of a weekend
and I can barely make my knees bend
And I feel like a rat or something dirtier than that
And hangin' out with my diseased friends
now I'm dying for a pain kill
and I'm a sucker for a cheap thrill
So I go cash my check and throw out my self respect
and find the doctor with the sweet deal
and it only takes a second to forget my name
shake it shake it shoot it up turn it over do it again
and it's turning out to be a good day anyway
like a strange glossed over holiday
well it's an unsolvable problem
of an immeasurable volume
with a weight on my chest like an ammunition vest
'bout to go of and blow us all up
take a breath let it crawl through your skin
just lay back close your eyes let it in
and I can barely make my knees bend
And I feel like a rat or something dirtier than that
And hangin' out with my diseased friends
now I'm dying for a pain kill
and I'm a sucker for a cheap thrill
So I go cash my check and throw out my self respect
and find the doctor with the sweet deal
shake it shake it shoot it up turn it over do it again
like a strange glossed over holiday
of an immeasurable volume
with a weight on my chest like an ammunition vest
'bout to go of and blow us all up
take a breath let it crawl through your skin
just lay back close your eyes let it in
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I think A Good Day is about a guy and his friends who are heroin addicts. He talks about cashing his check and visiting the "doctor" to get the drugs. He realizes that it's a habit he can't fix and he knows it's going to hurt everyone around him. However, the chorus of the song talks about shooting up the heroin and how it helps make it "a good day" anyway.
I think tenutajoe hit the nail on the head here.