Well, I woke up this morning
Well, obviously I did
'Cause it's not like you can write a song while
Lying in your bed (or so I've read)

So I pulled off the covers
Put my feet flat on the floor
And then, with some effort
Walked over to the door

These things aren't interesting
And they are not unique
But they're the things that fill the hours
Fill the days, fill the weeks

Why do we waste time on mundanities?
The bloody obvious things?
There's so much more we could be doing
And so much that goes unsaid
Still we waste time saying nonsense instead
That all sounded so much smarter in my head

So I went (so I went)
To work (I went to work)
And I came home (and then I came home)
At night (came home at night)
Like I always do (like I always do)

This whole 'my average day' thing
Has gone on for far too long
And it sounds a lot like Paul's part
Of that Sgt. Pepper song (you know the one)

Making something out of nothing is a gift
Or a sign that, creatively, you've got nothing left

(Why do we waste time?)
Why do we waste time on mundanities?
(Mundanities)
The bloody obvious things?
(All the bloody obvious things)
There's so much more we could be doing
(There's so much we could be doing)
And so much that goes unsaid
(There's so much that goes unsaid)
Still we waste time saying nonsense instead
(Nonsense instead)
That all sounded so much cooler in my head

Hello, good morning, how are you?
I'm good, thanks, how are you?
Weatherman says we might get rain
That traffic jam is such a pain
Hello, good morning, how are you?
I'm good, thanks, how are you?
Please, shut up – you're such a bore
I just can't take it any more!

(Why do we waste time?)
Why do we waste time on mundanities?
(Mundanities)
The bloody obvious things?
(All the bloody obvious things)
There's so much more we could be doing
(There's so much we could be doing)
And so much that goes unsaid
(There's so much that goes unsaid)
Still we waste time saying nonsense instead
(Nonsense instead)
That all sounded so much smarter, cooler, deeper in my head