Busy Doin' Nothin'

Album: Friends (1968)
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  • I had to fix a lot of things this morning
    'Cause they were so scrambled
    But now it's okay
    I tell you I've got enough to do

    The afternoon was filled up with phone calls
    What a hot sticky day, yeah yeah yeah
    The air is cooling down

    Take all the time you need
    It's a lovely night
    If you decide to come
    You're gonna do it right

    Drive for a couple miles
    You'll see a sign and turn left
    For a couple blocks
    Next is mine, you'll turn left on a little road
    It's a bumpy one

    You'll see a white fence
    Move the gate and drive through on the left side
    Come right in
    And you'll find me in my house somewhere
    Keeping busy while I wait

    I get a lot of thoughts in the morning
    I write 'em all down
    If it wasn't for that
    I'd forget 'em in a while

    And lately I've been thinking 'bout a good friend
    I'd like to see more of, yeah yeah yeah
    I think I'll make a call

    I wrote a number down
    But I lost it
    So I searched through my pocket book
    I couldn't find it
    So I sat and concentrated on the number
    And slowly it came to me
    So I dialed it

    And I let it ring a few times
    There was no answer
    So I let it ring a little more
    Still no answer

    So I hung up the telephone
    Got some paper and sharpened up a pencil
    And wrote a letter to my friend Writer/s: BRIAN WILSON
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • George from Belleville, NjI love this song.I think this is genius.The strong melody has just as much twists and turns as the directions in the lyric. This song creates an atmosphere. Another cool classic from the one and only Brian Wilson.
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