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.
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 stuff
That makes a man a man
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