[Verse 1]
I got me a brand new car
Waiting in the driveway
Shining like a bright new star
I've been wishing on it every day
To take me away from here

[Verse 2]
So I called in to where I work
Told a little white lie
No, my back don't really hurt
But that's my alibi
My temporary ticket to anywhere but there

[Pre-Chorus]
Call it an early weekend
Call it going off the deep end
Call it what you want
I made up my mind

[Chorus]
I don't have to be me 'til Monday
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
I ain't gonna face reality
Three days without punching a time clock
Three nights of goin' non-stop
No work and all play
I don't have to be me 'til Monday
Yeah

[Verse 3]
I can do what I wanna do
Be who I wanna be
I got no one to answer to
Soon as I turn the key
A cash machine, gasoline, and we're outta here

[Pre-Chorus]
Call it an early weekend
Call it going off the deep end
Baby, you and me
We can leave it all behind

[Chorus]
'Cause I don't have to be me 'til Monday
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
I ain't gonna face reality
Three days without punching a time clock
Three nights of going non-stop
No work and all play
I don't have to be me 'til Monday

[Bridge]
Oh, three days without punching a time clock
Three nights of going non-stop
No work and all play
I don't have to be me 'til Monday

[Outro]
(I don't have to be me)
I don't have to be me 'til Monday
(I don't have to be me)
I don't have to be me 'til Monday
(I don't have to be me)
I don't have to be me 'til Monday