Billy Bragg - Reflections On The Mirth Of Creativity lyrics

Woke up this morning there was something dawning on me Something I'd never seen, someone I'd never been Came down for coffee and I could not find Where I'd left my troubled mind Opened the windows and the day blew in It was fresh and new and it caressed my skin It set me reeling, it was such a feeling That it made me smile for the first time in a long while But don't ask me how I just don't know Don't ask me why I've got nothing to do but smile And when I hit the street, felt light on my feet Like if I tried, I might just fly And every single face I see Had a smile for me like I was royalty or something The sun was shining on the avenue And the shadows knew just what to do They kinda parted as I walked on by And the clouds went off to some other part of the sky But don't ask me how I just don't know Don't ask me why I've got nothing to do but smile When I walked up to a traffic light And to my delight it was set just right I didn't even have to break my pace It was like I owned the whole damn place And all the birds were singing in the trees I was hearing some amazing melodies Before I knew it was whistling along So I sat right down and wrote this song But don't ask me how I just don't know Don't ask me why I've got nothing to do but smile