The Week of Living Dangerously

Well I got out of work and I headed for the neighborhood beer joint

I sat around and had a beer with the boys like I always do

Well I didn't have nothing to say anyway, there ain't no point

There's something about a Monday that always makes me blue

Well it was well after dark so I knew my wife and kids were waiting

And I guess I took a left where I generally take a right

Well I filled her up with gas and checked the oil at the Texaco station

I threw the car seat in a dumpster and I headed out into the night

Woo ooh ooh ooh ooh

There's something about a Monday that always makes me blue

Well I headed south on 35, hellbent for vinyl

I hadn't never had a truck up past 55 before

Well something about that little red line always looked so final

Buddy, you'd be surprised how fast a Chevrolet truck can go

Now down in Mexico, they've got a little place called Boystown

Where a man's still a man if you know what I'm talkin' about

Well I walked into the Cadillac bar and I laid my cash down

I said, "There's plenty more where that came from" and the lights went out

Woo ooh ooh ooh ooh

There's something about a Monday that always makes me blue

Now I woke up in a county jail across the line in Laredo

I had a headache and a deputy staring at me through the door

He said, "How you got across that river alive, I don't know

But your wife just made your bail, so now you're really dead for sure"

Now my wife, she called my boss and she lied and so I got my job back

And the boys down at the plant whisper and stare at me

Well my wife can find a lot of little jobs to keep me on the right track

That's a small price to pay for a week of living dangerously

Woo ooh ooh ooh ooh wee

That's a small price to pay for a week of living dangerously

Hey, woo