The Week Of Living Dangerously Lyrics - 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 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 

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Well I headed south on thirty five hell bent for vinyl 

I hadn't never had her up past fifty five 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 

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* (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