What Matters
Hiya! Hullo! How do you do?
Where's your husband today?
Oh, he's down with the flu
And yours? Oh, he's here
he's just gone to the loo
Nice weather we're having
and doodle-dee-doo...
(If we can't say what matters
why am I talking to you?)
My husband has cancer
my mother broke a hip
and I have mad cow-
but I can't let that slip!
Your husband is cheating
you're in quite a mess
your daughter's a truant
your boss is a pest
I just lost my job
and I needed the money
if things weren't so tragic
they might be quite funny-
For my pipes burst this morning
and my closet collapsed
and my sister just dumped
her three kids in my lap
And you've gotten hives and
your hair's falling out
and I don't even know
what we're talking about-
Oh yes, that new show
it's on channel two...
(If we can't say what matters
why am I talking to you?)
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