Lyric discussion by buildatree 

Cover art for Put It Off lyrics by Tragically Hip, The

Downie's first child was born the same year the album was released. I always thought this song could be about him relating to the birth of his child. I figure that he may have been dealing with some type of creative block over what was good enough on the day his child was born. Even though he had an incredible creative flow, nothing lived up to what he wanted so 'he put it off.'