One of these days gonna make it back Might just make it back to your mattress One of these days gonna make it back Might just make it back to your floor Sneak my weight under the door Slide in across your floorboards Most of the time her brain goes fast Her mind moves more than her mouth It makes for a certain sort of messing up Of the words that ought fall out One of these days gonna make it back Might just make it back to your mattress One of these days gonna make it back Might just make it back to your floor But I've got this thing you see This thing about self-sufficiency It'll be the end of me And I wanted it to, to join in with you To take off my shoes and socks forever more Flying across the floor