Should’ve done my share
And I could’ve been more neat
Would’ve washed my hair
Didn’t lather-rinse-repeat
Thought I’d eaten breakfast
Forgot to buy more bread
I ought to write a shopping list
I wrote this song instead

Should’ve watched the clock
And I could’ve caught the train
Would’ve walked the walk
Didn’t stay in my own lane
Thought I’m running late
I forgot to plan ahead
I ought to write the time and date
I wrote this song instead

Should’ve packed and gone to Con
I could’ve called my Ma
Would’ve prattled on-’n’-on
I didn’t, blah blah blah
Thought “we” were above quotes
Forgot to paint it red
I ought to write you love notes
But I wrote this song instead

Should’ve started laundry
And I could’ve dried it too
Would’ve ceased this quand’ry
But I didn’t sort things through
Thought I added soap suds
Forgot the common thread
I ought to write in formal duds
I wrote this song instead

Should’ve paid more notice
And I could’ve semi-striven
Would’ve posed in lotus
But it didn’t make me driven
Thought I comprehended
Forgot what I just read
Ought to write what I intended
But I wrote this song instead

Should have lots to get at
I could’ve cared quite less
Would’ve idled chit-chat
But I didn’t dare digress
Thought this thought’s external
Forgot it’s in my head
Ought to write that in my journal
But I wrote this song instead

Should’ve set the header
And I could’ve checked the rest
Would’ve done it better
But I didn’t try my best
Thought it was satiric
Forgot about the dread
I ought to right that lyric
But I wrote this song instead

Should’ve stopped by now
And I could’ve long before
Would’ve wondered how
But I didn’t anymore
Thought I mouthed a monologue
Forgot what I just said
I ought to write an epilogue
I wrote this verse instead