A New Brain - A Really Lousy Day In The Universe Lyrics

1998 Off-Broadway musical by William Finn
A New Brain the Musical - A Really Lousy Day In The Universe Lyrics

Song from "A New Brain the Musical" is titled "A Really Lousy Day In The Universe" and is written by William Finn.

LISA:
Hey mister! Hey you!
What are you looking so sad for?

ROGER:
Nothing, really nothing, absolutely nothing
How about some money?

LISA:
I can’t refuse
I need new shoes and some pants
I need romance
What about you?

ROGER:
Tonight, after eight long hours he appeared
It was worse than the doctor had feared
And then the doctor said, “I hoped by now he’d be awake;
At least I thought he’d be awake. My mistake!”

Then I prodded him and poked him
And his mother started crying
And then Rhoda started yelling at the nurse
It was a really lousy day in the universe

LISA:
You love him
Too bad
What are you looking surprised for?

ROGER:
We hoped things would turn out better

LISA:
Things don’t get better
They only seem to
Then they don’t
Don’t be surprised
When life turns out to be
A trashy old catastrophe

Hey mister!
It’s all right
Life is a rotten occasion

ROGER:
Let me give you money

LISA:
Please forget the money
Please do not insult me
I’m not amused

ROGER:
But it’s therapy

LISA:
I give therapy for free
I’m just glad to have a client finally

ROGER:
So I called his name and hugged him
But the jerk is in a coma
And his mother hopes he dies if he gets worse
It was a really lousy day in the universe

LISA:
They all are
They all are

A New Brain the Musical Lyrics

SYNOPSIS
Frogs Have So Much Spring ('The Spring Song')
Calamari
911 Emergency/ I Have So Many Songs
Heart And Music
Trouble In His Brain
Mother's Gonna Make Things Fine
Sailing
Family History
Gordo's Law Of Genetics
And They're Off
Just Go
Poor Unsuccessful And Fat
Sitting Becalmed In The Lee Of Cuttyhunk
An Invitation To Sleep In My Arms
Change
Yes
In The Middle Of The Room
Throw It Out
A Really Lousy Day In The Universe
Brain Dead
Whenever I Dream
Eating Myself Up Alive
The Music Still Plays On
Don't Give In
Sailing (Reprise)
The Homeless Lady's Revenge
Time
Time And Music
I Feel So Much Spring