I’m sure this country song is not the one you had in mind, but it’s too good not to post.


FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES
Words and music by James “Sonny” Throckmorton & Rafe Van Hoy.
As recorded by John Conlee on “Friday Night Blues” (1980)

1. He’s been workin’ all week; he’s got mental fatigue,
And that ol’ couch sure looks fine.
All week he’s been gone, she’s been sittin’ alone,
Slowly going out of her mind.
As he kicks off his shoes for the six o’clock news,
She’s gettin’ all prettied up.
While she’s wantin’ to boogie, he wants to lay there.
She’s got the Friday night blues.

CHORUS: Oh, those Friday night blues, they get in your shoes
And they work to get you down.
Ah, but there ain’t a lady that I ever knew
Who didn’t need her a night on the town;
But the hills and the bills and the week full of deals
Has got him feelin’ used.
While he’s kickin’ his shoes off, she’s puttin’ hers on,
’Cause she’s got the Friday night blues.

2. Oh, there once was a time she was top o’ the line,
Her nights like teenage dreams.
Now it’s op’ras at noon, dancin’ ’round with her broom,
Talkin’ to the washin’ machine.
Oh, the girl down the street says her husband is neat
And makes it sound so true.
Now she’s feelin’ lonely, thinks she’s the only
One with the Friday night blues. CHORUS, REPEAT AND FADE.


Also recorded by Sonny Throckmorton.