Why’d you ask me in the first place?

Verse 1

You said, “Hey, can you make this thing?”

With a smile and a “no rush” tone

Then five minutes later you’re tellin’ me

How your cousin could do it in a day.

You got opinions, timelines, budgets too

You say you know exactly how it’s done

But somehow… here I am, still stressed

Pre-Chorus

You got Pinterest degrees and YouTube pride

Expert energy from the passenger side

Chorus

🎶 If you can do it cheaper

And better and quicker

Then why’d you ask me to do it in the first place?

If it’s so easy, so flawless, a super quick miracle

Go on babe, I’ll give you the space

If you’ve got the time, the talent, the magic touch

Then what am I even here for, huh?

If you can do it cheaper

And better and quicker

Then why’d you ask me to do it in the first place? 🎶

Verse 2

You want couture on a clearance-rack dime

By tomorrow, preferably last week

With seventeen changes, but “nothing major”

And please don’t charge me for the tweaks

You say “it’s just a quick little thing”

While I’m knee-deep in glue and thread

If confidence paid the invoice

You’d be rich and I’d be in bed

Pre-Chorus

You narrate the process like a live review

Still shocked when I send an invoice through

Chorus

🎶 If you can do it cheaper

And better and quicker

Then why’d you ask me to do it in the first place?

If you already know, got it all figured out

With zero effort and perfect taste

If I’m so optional, so easily replaced

Why am I here explainin’ my rates?

If you can do it cheaper

And better and quicker

Then why’d you ask me to do it in the first place? 🎶

Bridge (spoken / half-sung)

This is the part where you say

“I could’ve done it myself”

And this is the part where I smile

And think, yeah… you should’ve.

Final Chorus (big + cheeky)

🎶 If you can do it cheaper

And better and quicker

I support you, I really do

Go live your dream, fire up that sewing machine

I believe in you

But next time you need skill, and taste, and time

And a little bit of magic with a spine

Remember me, my patience, my grace—

And why you asked me in the first place 🎶

Outro

Yeah… next time just say

“I want it perfect, but I don’t wanna pay.” 😉