Well, today, as I was wrangling a bunch of slightly soggy banana boxes into my car (it was raining), I decided I needed to write a song of my own. "The 12 Pains of Moving."
So here are the lyrics.
The 12 Pains of Moving
Oh, the first thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is finding boxes for free.
Oh, the second thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is renting the U-Haul and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the third thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is finding boxes for free.
Oh, the second thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is renting the U-Haul and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the third thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the fourth thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the fifth thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the sixth thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the seventh thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the eighth thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the ninth thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is wondering why I have so much shit,
hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is wondering why I have so much shit,
hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the tenth thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is figuring out how much I need to buy,
wondering why I have so much shit,
hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is figuring out how much I need to buy,
wondering why I have so much shit,
hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
Oh, the eleventh thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is cleaning all this shit before I move it (why is my microwave so dirty anyway?)
figuring out how much I need to buy,
wondering why I have so much shit
(and since I have so much shit, why do I need to buy so many things?),
hauling all these heavy boxes (I may have strained something),
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment (they said they cleaned it but I think they lied),
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free
(why do all those storage places want to charge so much for cardboard boxes, anyway?).
is cleaning all this shit before I move it (why is my microwave so dirty anyway?)
figuring out how much I need to buy,
wondering why I have so much shit
(and since I have so much shit, why do I need to buy so many things?),
hauling all these heavy boxes (I may have strained something),
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment (they said they cleaned it but I think they lied),
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free
(why do all those storage places want to charge so much for cardboard boxes, anyway?).
Oh, the twelfth thing about moving that’s such a pain to me
is re-hanging all my pictures,
cleaning all this shit before I move it,
figuring out how much I need to buy,
wondering why I have so much shit,
hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
is re-hanging all my pictures,
cleaning all this shit before I move it,
figuring out how much I need to buy,
wondering why I have so much shit,
hauling all these heavy boxes,
paying all these deposits,
changing my address on everything,
packing all my shit,
cleaning the new apartment,
lining up friends to help,
renting the U-Haul,
and finding boxes for free.
That's hilarious! If you don't mind I'd like to forward it to my daughter who is moving for the second time in 6 months. You really need to publish!
ReplyDeleteFeel free to share! This is what I was doing this afternoon instead of working or packing or cleaning or all that other stuff I should have been doing.
DeleteThis is great! You are very creative to have written this! I hate moving too. Wish I could be there to help you.
ReplyDeleteShared with my daughter - she thought it was great and oh, so true!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
This is really helping me. Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!
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