Early in the morning I hear my neighbour's stereo,
The telephone, it starts ringing as usual,
I listen to my answer machine, screening all my calls,
Solicitors, wrong numbers, and some I just don't know.

I don't know what to say but, 'How are you today''

I mailed your letter the other day, but it's got so far to go,
Someone backed into my car; now there's a dent in the door,
Now I can't stand eating breakfast early in the morning,
Now there's someone knocking at my door; it's a friend who's getting married,
I hope this one lasts longer than the one before.

I don't know what to say but, 'How are you today''

I got the blues this morning, oh, trying to make it through,
To live and to love, you sometimes suffer; my neighbour called it paying dues,
Oh yeah.

Another day, just a fading memory flashes 'cross my eyes,
Here and there, happy, sad,
Oh Lord, just got to make it rhyme,
Nothing much to tell you, but there's so much on my mind,
Guess I'll put this pencil down,
Sincerely, your friend I.

I don't know what to say but, 'How are you today''

I don't know what to say; so how are you today'