Just Another Day

[DIANA]
They're the perfect loving family, so adoring
And I love them every day of every week
So my son's a little shit, my husband's boring
And my daughter, though a genius, is a freak
Still I help them love each other
Father, mother, sister, brother
Cheek to cheek

(spoken)
Natalie, it's 4 in the morning, is everything okay?

[NATALIE, spoken]
Everything's great, why wouldn't it be great? It's great
I've just got three more chapters of calculus, a physics problem set, a history quiz, and two more pages on floral imagery in Flowers for Algernon, which is just—duh
Everything's so under control, it's just calm

[DIANA, spoken]
Okay, honey, you need to slow down and take some time for yourself
I'm going to have sex with your father

[NATALIE, spoken]
Great, thanks
So glad I know that

(sung)
So it's times like these I wonder how I take it
And if other families live the way we do
If they love each other or if they just fake it
And if other daughters feel like I feel too
'Cause some days I think I'm dying
But I'm really only trying to get through

[GABE]
For just another day, for another stolen hour
When the world will feel my power and obey

[GABE & NATALIE]
It's just another day

[GABE]
Feeling like I'll live forever

[NATALIE]
Feeling like this feeling never goes away

[GABE & NATALIE]
For just another day

[DAN, spoken]
That was great, wasn't it? That was great
Christ, I'm late

[DIANA, spoken]
Hm, that'll teach you to take a whole ten minutes

[DAN, spoken]
I'm sorry, what?

[DIANA, spoken]
I said, isn't it a beautiful day?

[DAN, spoken]
Um, yeah, sure, it's cloudy and raining and really cold for September, but beautiful

[DIANA, spoken]
Makes you wanna dive in with both feet, doesn't it?

[DAN, spoken]
Absolutely
I never know what she's talking about

(sung)
When it's up to you to hold your house together
A house you built with patience and with care
But you're grappling with that gray and rainy weather
And you're living on a latte and a—

[DAN & DIANA]
—prayer
Can you keep the cup from tipping?
Can you keep your grip from slipping in despair?
For just another day

[DAN & GABE]
In the hustle and the hurry

[DAN]
You want to wipe your worry clean away

[ALL]
For just another day

[DIANA]
I will keep the plates all spinning

[DIANA & NATALIE]
With a smile so white and winning all the way

[ALL]
'Cause what doesn't kill me doesn't kill me
So fill me up for just another day

[GABE]
It only hurts when I'm here

[ALL]
Bum, bum, bum

[DIANA, spoken]
You're gonna be late, and you've got a huge day today

[GABE, spoken]
You have no idea what I do all day

[DIANA, spoken]
Jazz band before school, class, key club, then football

[GABE, spoken]
Not bad

[DIANA, spoken]
Mm, now get out of here

[GABE, spoken]
Okay

[DIANA]
It only hurts when he goes

[ALL]
Bum, bum, bum

[GABE, spoken]
Morning, sunshine

[NATALIE, spoken]
So, I got the date for my winter recital
Do you think you guys can come?

[DIANA, spoken]
Uh, yeah, we'll put it on the calendar

[NATALIE, spoken]
Mom, the calendar is still on April of last year

[DIANA, spoken]
Mm, well, Happy Easter

[NATALIE, spoken]
Happy Easter, Mom

[DAN, spoken]
Hey, sweetheart

[NATALIE, spoken]
Hey, she's on fire this morning

[DAN, spoken]
Oh, I know

[NATALIE, spoken]
Ew

[DAN, spoken]
Honey can you do the shopping today?
I'm slammed at work, and we're out of everything

[DIANA, spoken]
I keep cave clean
You go out, get fire

[DAN, spoken]
Uh, huh-huh, absolutely
Again, no clue

[DIANA]
It only hurts when I breathe

[DAN]
It only hurts when I try

[GABE]
It only hurts when I think

[NATALIE, DIANA]
It only hurts when I cry (It hurts)

[DAN, DIANA & NATALIE ]
It only hurts when I work (It hurts)

[GABE, DIANA & DAN]
It only hurts when I play (It hurts)

[NATALIE, DIANA & DAN & GABE]
It only hurts when I move (It hurts)

[ALL]
It only hurts when I say

[DAN, NATALIE & GABE]
It's just another day

[DIANA]
A busy, busy day

[GABE]
And the morning sun is stunning

[DIANA]
I will hold it all together

[DAN, NATALIE, DR. MADDEN & HENRY, GABE]
And you wish that you were running far away (Far away)

[DIANA, COMPANY]
I will hide the mess away
(It's just another day)
And I'll survive another day

[GABE]
Birds are singing, things are growing

[DIANA, DAN & GABE]
And I will pray to hold on just this way (And you wish you could be going but you stay)

[DAN & NATALIE, GABE]
You stay (And you stay and stay forever)

[DIANA, DAN & GABE]
And for my family's sake (Though you know it's now or never)

[NATALIE, DIANA]
Stay (I'll take what I can take)

[NATALIE & GABE, DAN, DIANA]
And you know that for forever (Stay) (I'm only just awake)

[DIANA]
Every day is just another and another and another
I will hold it all together
We're the perfect loving family

[DAN, spoken]
Diana?

[DIANA]
If they say we're not then fuck 'em
The perfect loving family
I will keep the plates all spinning

[DAN, spoken]
Diana

[DIANA]
And the world just keeps on spinning

(spoken)
And I think the house is spinning