Well, I got out of work and I headed for a neighborhood fair jointI sat around and had a beer with the boys like I always doWell, I did it right, mother said, in a way there ain't no pointWell, there's something about a Monday that always makes me blueWell, it was well out in the dark so I blew my wife and kids awayAnd I guess it's a delivery that generally takes a rideWell, I filled it up with gas and chucked the oil at the Texaco stationI threw the car seat in a dumpster and I headed out into the nightOoh, something about a Monday that always makes me blueI headed south on 35, a hell-bent for vinylI had never had her up past 55 beforeWell, something about the little red line always looked so fineOh, something about the little red line always looked so fineBut you'd be surprised how fast a Chevrolet truck could goAnd out in Mexico they got a little place called Boys TownWell, a man is still a man if you know what I'm talking aboutWell, I walked into the Cadillac bar and I laid my cash downThere was plenty more than I came fromLittle things about a Monday that always makes me blueAnd I guess it's a delivery that generally takes a rideWell, I filled it up with gas and chicks awayOoh, something about a Monday that always makes me blueHey!I woke up in a county jail, crossed the line at a rate ofI had a headache and a deputy staring at me through the doorNow, how I got across that river of life, I don't knowWell, they said, son, your wife just made you bailSo now you're really dead for sureNow, my wife, she called my boss and she liedSo I got my job backAnd the boss down at the plant, the whisper and a stare at meWell, my wife, she found a lot of little jobs that keep me on the right trackSmall price to pay, but I'm not afraid to payFor a week of livin' dangerouslyOoh, a weekThat's a small price to payFor a week of livin' dangerouslyGo, go!Go!Come on!Yeah, come on!I know that you're itSo just totu held her out did so for a weekTo taLet's do itWell, that's what I never meant to sayAnd now I'm AfricanI'm gonna be the king of shapeOh, oh, oh, babyOh, oh, oh, babyOh, oh, oh, babyThis is intended for that project.