Busy Doin' Nothin'
The Beach Boys Lyrics

I had to fix a lot of things this morning
I had to straighten out many things that were confused or disorganized earlier in the day

'Cause they were so scrambled
Because they were so mixed up and disordered

But now it's okay
But everything is good now

I tell you I've got enough to do
I have plenty to keep me occupied

The afternoon was filled up with phone calls
I spent the whole afternoon answering phone calls

What a hot sticky day, yeah yeah yeah
It was a very hot and unpleasant day

The air is cooling down
The temperature is starting to drop now

Take all the time you need
Don't rush, take as long as you need

It's a lovely night
It's a beautiful evening

If you decide to come
If you choose to visit

You're gonna do it right
Make sure to do it properly

Drive for a couple miles
Drive for a short distance

You'll see a sign and turn left
You will see a sign indicating that you should turn left

For a couple blocks
Drive a short distance further

Next is mine, you'll turn left on a little road
After that, you will turn left onto a small road that leads to my house

It's a bumpy one
The road is not very smooth

You'll see a white fence
You will see a fence that is painted white

Move the gate and drive through on the left side
Open the gate and drive through it on the left side

Come right in
Come inside my house

And you'll find me in my house somewhere
I'll be somewhere in my house

Keeping busy while I wait
Staying occupied while waiting for your arrival

I get a lot of thoughts in the morning
I have many ideas that come to me in the morning

I write 'em all down
I write them all down so I don't forget them

If it wasn't for that
If I didn't write them down

I'd forget 'em in a while
I would forget them soon afterward

And lately I've been thinking 'bout a good friend
Recently, I've been pondering about a close friend

I'd like to see more of, yeah yeah yeah
I want to spend more time with them

I think I'll make a call
I'm considering calling them

I wrote a number down
I wrote their phone number down

But I lost it
But I misplaced the paper

So I searched through my pocket book
So I looked through my bag

I couldn't find it
I was unable to locate the paper

So I sat and concentrated on the number
So I sat and focused on trying to remember the phone number

And slowly it came to me
And slowly but surely, I remembered the phone number

So I dialed it
So I made the phone call

And I let it ring a few times
I waited for a few rings

There was no answer
But nobody picked up the phone

So I let it ring a little more
So I waited a little longer

Still no answer
But still nobody answered

So I hung up the telephone
So I ended the phone call

Got some paper and sharpened up a pencil
I got some paper and sharpened a pencil

And wrote a letter to my friend
And proceeded to write a letter to my friend