Measure twice, sit and think Before we turn pencil to ink Before we put the blade to the grain Before we turn a good board into a pain Because once that blade starts spinning There ain't no putting the wood back in Measure twice Measure twice Measure twice Mark it Check it Square it Level it Step back Look at it Walk around it Look at it from the other side Why does it look different from over here? Measure twice Cut once Unless the measurement was wrong Then measure twice Cut once Stare at it Say something inappropriate Measure again Curse once Or a lot A lot is technically still once If you just keep the whole curse going I've got framing in the rear Framing in the front Frame on the left Frame on the right Fixed what was crooked Rebuilt what was wrong Removed what shouldn't have been there And now that all that shit is finally gone We're not fixing anymore We're building That's different Now I've got lumber leaning sideways Longboards waiting on a rack Boards on boards Brackets on brackets Trying to build a rack For the boards That carry the boards That carry me When I'm carrying the boards You see the problem? Looks at the wall Looks at the floor Looking at old contractors work I don't know why they would do that Shit, you're tellin' me But that's the funny part Every mistake gets covered Every wall gets finished Every weird little hole Eventually becomes somebody else's mystery And one day some poor bastard Is gonna pull this thing apart Find something I built Look at it real hard And say I don't know why they would do that Shit You're tellin' me Measure twice Sit and think Measure twice Don't blink Because we're about to cut Into a live-edge board And that board ain't cheap So measure the board Mark the board Square the board Check the mark Check the square Check the measurement Check the check Then question your entire existence Before the saw comes down Measure twice Curse once Or a lot There's still cabinets There's still wiring There's still walls There's still trim There's still a hundred little things That haven't even become problems yet And that's the part I like Because when it's finished I won't get to build it anymore
