Long Live The Weekend

The Living End

Workin' for a man that you don't understand so forget it
Spendin' all your dough yeah you know as soon as you get it
Wastin' your time on an assembly line you want out of it
Pickin' up your pay at the end of the day and get out of it
And get away

'Cause you're wonderin' if it's gonna change
'Cause the weekdays are the same as always never changing

Make a break, another escape
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Make a break, another escape
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Long live the weekend

Monday - don't want to get out of bed
Tuesday - I'm walking with the dead
Wednesday - never felt so wrong
Thursday - takes twice as long
But Friday, I know where I'm gonna be
Faraway from the same old everyday ordinary

Make a break, another escape
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Make a break, another escape
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Long live the weekend
Long live the weekend

Week in, week out

Week in, week out

Week in, week out

Week in, week out

Week in, week out

Week in, week out

Well I don't care if I don't get paid
I can't sit here for one more day....
Wasting away

Well now you're wonderin' if it's gonna change
'Cause the weekdays are the same as always never changing

Make a break, another escape
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Make a break, another escape
I gotta get out, I gotta get out
Long live the weekend

Long live the weekend
Long live the weekend
Long live the weekend
Long live the weekend


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Long Live the Weekend Lyrics as written by Scott Bradley Owen Christopher John Cheney

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group

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    In the infamous words of my close friend:

    'Live for to...tonow, live for tonow, tomorrow, next week, forever and ever and long live the weekend!' Chris Cheney

    rawrcharison June 15, 2007   Link

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