Cover art for Busy Doin’ Nothin’ by The Beach Boys
Jun. 24, 19681 viewer

Busy Doin’ Nothin’ Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I had to fix a lot of things this morning
Because 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

[Chorus]
Take all the time you need, it's a lovely night
If you decide to come, you're going to do it right
Drive for a couple miles, you 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 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


[Verse 2]
I get a lot of thoughts in the morning
I write them all down
If it wasn't for that
I'd forget them in a while
And lately I've been thinking about a good friend
I'd like to see more of, yeah, yeah, yeah
I think I'll make a call
[Chorus]
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

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“Busy Doin' Nothin'” is the tenth track on the Beach Boys' fourteenth studio album, Friends. The song’s bossa nova feel and lyrical focus on the small and seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life sets it apart from other songs included on the album.

  1. 7.
    409
  2. 27.
    Wendy
  3. 74.
    Busy Doin’ Nothin’
  4. 118.
    Kokomo
Credits
Lead Vocals
Harmony Vocals
Wood Block
Vibraphone
Double Bass
Acoustic Guitar
Recorded At
Beach Boys Studio and I.D. Sound, Los Angeles, CA (March 26 - April 11, 1968)
Released on
June 24, 1968
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