Name: The Longest Weekend
Duration: P00H03M39S
Description: This track was recorded at home during the coronavirus pandemic. All participants remotely contributed while in quarantine.

The Longest Weekend

by Joe Benoit

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This track was recorded at home during the coronavirus pandemic. All participants remotely contributed while in quarantine.

lyrics

Hey what’s your hurry?
You don’t have to worry
There’s nowhere to go anyway
I think the clock still ticks
As I’m watching Netflix
But I’m losing track of the days

There’s nothing left out there for me

Chorus:
Welcome to the longest weekend that you’ve ever known
It’s getting kind of strange to be alone
At least we’re still breathing
We’re living in the longest weekend
You’d think it would be fun
I never thought I’d say that I want Monday to come

The shelves are all empty
As far as we can see
New York has become a ghost town
Too much hesitation
And no preparation
Has led us to where we are now

Will there be something left for me?

Welcome to the longest weekend that you’ve ever known
Now every waking moment’s in your home
Just try not to lose it
We’re living in the longest weekend that we’ve ever known
It’s getting kind of strange to be alone…

With our thoughts
And our fears
And our hands that stay sanitized
It feels like a dream
But did we ever wake and realize

We were heading for the longest weekend that we’ve ever known
It’s getting kind of strange to be alone
At least we’re still breathing
We’re living in the longest weekend
You’d think it would be fun
I never thought I’d say that I want Monday to come
I never thought I’d say but I want Monday to come
I never thought I’d say that I want Monday to come

credits

released May 17, 2020
Joe Benoit - all vocals, all guitars, percussion
Dan "Dano" Miller - bass
Kieran Kelly - drums

Produced by Joe Benoit
Mixed by Sam K. Shaw

Cover design by Joe Benoit

Song written and arranged by Joe Benoit
© 2020 Jo-Re-Mi Music (ASCAP)
Lyrics reproduced with permission