album by: live from austin, tx
artist by: steve earle
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 didnt have nothin to say anyway there aint no point
theres just something bout a monday that always makes me blue
well it was well after dark so i knew my wife and kids were waitin
and i guess i took a left where i generally take a right
well i filled her up with gas, checked the oil at the texaco station
i threw the car seat in the dumpster and headed off into the night
woo-ohh-ooh-ooh-ooh
theres somethin bout a monday that always makes me blue
well i headed south on 35 hell bent for vinyl
i hadnt never had her up past 55 before
well somethin bout that little red line always looked so final
buddy youd be surprised how fast a chevrolet truck can go
* now, down in mexico theyve got a little place called boystown
where a mans still a man if you know what im talkin about
well, i walked into the cadillac bar and i laid my cash down
i said theres plenty more where that came from and the lights went out
* (this verse is not included on the official lyrics sheet, but is included on the recording)
well i woke up in a county jail cross the line in laredo
with a headache and a deputy staring at me through the door
well he said now how you got across that river alive, i dont know
but your wife just made your bail so now youre really dead for sure
now my wife, she called my boss and cried so i got my job back
and the boys down at the plant, they whisper and stare at me
yea well my wife can find a lot of little jobs to keep me on the right track
well, but thats a small price to pay for a week of living dangerously
yeah-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-wee
thats a small price to pay for a week of living dangerously