These Things That You Do

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"These Things That You Do"
These Things That You Do cover
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years
Recorded 2007
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
Status released
Deliverance at Hand! track listing
"The Odd Couple"
(16)
"These Things That You Do"
(17)
"The Angel and the One"
(18)

"These Things That You Do" is a song by Rivers Cuomo, originally demoed in 2007 in consideration for Weezer's eponymous Red Album.

Appearances

Background

Rivers Cuomo is first known to have demoed "These Things That You Do" in 2007 as part of Deliverance at Hand!, a CD-R compilation of demos assembled by Cuomo for the other members of Weezer, in consideration for the band's planned sixth album. At some unknown later date, Cuomo revisited the song with new lyrics. Both versions of the song were released in 2020 as part of the digital demo compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years.

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo These Things That You Do 17 These Things That You Do.mp3 2007 4:02 Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years Deliverance at Hand! demo
Rivers Cuomo These Things That You Do These things that you do (revised).mp3 20072010 3:39 Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years
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Lyrics

Lyric sheet from the Deliverance at Hand! booklet.
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Original lyrics

You wake up a 6 a.m.
Though you probably could sleep till noon
You make the bed so nicely
And you tidy up the room
You make lunch and dinner
And it tastes oh-so fine
You go through all of your day
With me on your mind

These things that you do
They make me happy
I want to give you
All that you give me

You gave up eating meat
Though you used to eat like a cat
You help me learn your language
Though I'm not so good at that
You are so conscientious
In everything that you do
And when you open up
Your loving light shines through

These things that you do
They make me happy
I want to give you
All that you give me

There are a few things, though
That I would change if I could
But I will not complain
Because you are so good
We might make some folks sick
Because of the way we are
But I am right for you
And you're my shining star

These things that you do
They make me happy
I want to give you
All that you give me

These things that you do
These things that you do
They make me happy
They make me happy

Revised lyrics

You wear your miniskirt
And you paint your lashes black
You know how to shake around
So we all just stare at that
You never make it easy
For me to come around
You're as hard to get
As any girl in town

These things that you do
They make me crazy
I want to give you
All that you give me

You put me in my place
When I get out of line
You whisper words to me
That send shivers up my spine
You make me feel so happy
With just a simple look
And then you steal my heart
As cruelly as a crook

These things that you do
They make me crazy
I want to give you
All that you give me

I'm going to do my best
To show you who I am
You're going to say that slob
???
I know that nobody else
Could ever satisfy
I'll give the goods to you
Until the day I die

These things that you do
They make me crazy
I want to give you
All that you give me

These things that you do
These things that you do
They make me happy
They make me happy

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See also