[Verse 1] She noticed it on Monday And thought, I'll do that soon On Tuesday she remembered At a quarter after two On Wednesday it required The proper state of mind By Thursday she had somehow Simply run out of time [Pre-Chorus] Friday she just did it No planning, no event Four minutes and eleven seconds And that was that — time spent [Chorus] Why didn’t she do this yesterday? Why did she make it hard that way? Three days thinking Four minutes doing Why didn’t she do this yesterday? [Verse 2] There's still a shirt that's hanging Where shirts don't usually go She only put it there a minute About three weeks ago There's something to be posted The stamp is lying there She walks straight past the letter To rearrange a chair [Pre-Chorus] Then suddenly it's over No courage was required No complicated sequence No need to feel inspired [Chorus] Why didn’t she do this yesterday? Why did she make it hard that way? Three days thinking Four minutes doing Why didn’t she do this yesterday? [Bridge] She's very good at getting ready To get ready to begin She clears a space, she makes a list Then finds another thing She’ll surely do it tomorrow Unless tomorrow gets away Which seems a little likely Judging by today [Final Chorus] Why didn’t she do this yesterday? Why did she make it hard that way? Three days thinking Four minutes doing Why didn’t she do this yesterday? [Outro] Anyway— it's done.
