So Tired – A Taylor Swift Parody for Sleepy Moms

I think I’ve made it clear here a time or two that I adore Taylor Swift. One day on my way to work while blaring her tunes, some different words came to mind. I thought to myself, instead of “James Dean daydreams” I’d probably write “big black circles”. And instead of “you come and pick me up no headlights” I’d probably say, “the baby woke me up the first time.” Obviously, much different things are happening in my home at midnight.

I kept on, thinking of all the ways a tired mama would sing Style and in my mind, the parody ‘So Tired’ was born. It’s a little summary of nights as a mom, getting up WAY too many times.

I’m sharing it because, why not? I know there are lots of mama’s (all mama’s?) thinking the exact same thing. This was shortly before I quit my full-time, outside of the house job, hence me mentioning forgetting to brush my teeth… which has -ahem- never happened. Plus, I have no shame. Come see me at karaoke night and you’ll see.

So Tired lyrics

Midnight

The baby woke me up the first time

Wet the bed

I guess I’ll change the sheets again tonight

Those diapers, oh

They don’t hold up like they say that they should do

They should do

And so I’ll try to go to sleep but I

Know you’ll call on me again tonight

Yeah you’ll do it three or four times

 

Now I’ve got these big black circles

Under my eyes

And I’ve had three cups of coffee

All before nine

And I don’t know how I’m gonna make it through this alive

Oh baby I’m so, so tired

I’m so, so tired

You’re in your comfy pj’s playing with your feet

And I was so late that

I forgot to brush my teeth

And now I’ll be stuck in my office

From seven to three

And baby I’m so, so tired

I’m so, so tired

 

Four am

You can’t find your binky or your bear

I stumble in

When I look down it’s sitting right there

It was right there, oh

How could you not know that it was in your hand?

All along

And when I walk back to my room

My alarm clock starts to boom

I’ll be running all day on fumes

 

Oh I think this baby hates me

Seceretly

It’s been three days

And I’ve only had six hours of sleep

What I wouldn’t do for a nap

Maybe just once a week

Oh baby I’m so, so tired

I’m so, so tired

You’re in your comfy pj’s playing with your feet

And I was so late that

I forgot to brush my teeth

And now I’ll be stuck in my office

From seven to three

And baby I’m so, so tired

I’m so, so tired