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 nothin' to say anyway there ain't no point

There's 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

There's somethin' 'bout a Monday that always makes me blue



Well I headed south on 35 hell bent for vinyl

I hadn't never had her up past 55 before

Well somethin' 'bout 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



* (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 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 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 th