Weekend Woman

"Weekend Woman" is the fifth track from Pacific Daydream and the fourth track released prior to the album's release. The song was released on October 5, 2017.

## Background

"Weekend Woman" is a reworking of the Green Album-era Rivers Cuomo demo "Burning Sun". A song called "Weekend Girl" was demoed for Everything Will Be Alright in the End but, ultimately, went unused. It is believed that Ric Ocasek, who produced both The Green Album and EWBAITE, asked Cuomo to revisit some of his Green-era compositions for inclusion on EWBAITE, and that "Burning Sun" was one such song (the song "Lonely Girl" from EWBAITE is also speculated to have originated during the Green sessions, possibly under the title "Homely"). In an October 2017 interview with NPR, Cuomo said that the lyrics are not about anyone specific; they are lines from different sources but were connected in a way that suggests a story about a single relationship. Rivers also stated that he was trying to not use the word "girl" as much in his songs (the word does not appear at all on Pacific Daydream). This is, presumably, the reason for the change from "Weekend Girl" to "Weekend Woman." The bridge of this song was taken from "Beautiful Lies" which was later included on Alone XII: The White Year. A demo for "Weekend Girl" was added to Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years on November 27, 2020.

The official YouTube video for "Weekend Woman" features art by Spanish artist LAPRISAMATA.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hey, look who's here, this place is not my home

A change has got to come

Face hot with tears, how was I supposed to know?

The ABC's of love

[Pre-Chorus]

Salvation lies within, don't ask me what I did

When God made her he threw away the formula

[Chorus]

We fell in love on a Sunday

By Monday morning I drifted away

All I want is to see her

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

Just can't seem to get back there

I'm getting stuck in the weekday traffic

All I want is to see her

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

[Verse 2]

Get in, get out, no time for poetry

You can't change people's minds

I'll meet you there, your walls are painted green

Our vines have intertwined

[Pre-Chorus]

Was this your parting gift? Black eye and bloody lip

Ten years from now I'll still remember every word

[Chorus]

We fell in love on a Sunday

By Monday morning I drifted away

All I want is to see her

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

Just can't seem to get back there

I'm getting stuck in the weekday traffic

All I want is to see her

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

[Bridge]

I still believe your beautiful lies (I still believe your beautiful lies)

You don't have to die to go to Heaven

I still believe your beautiful lies (I still believe your beautiful lies)

It almost makes me feel young again

[Chorus]

We fell in love on a Sunday

By Monday morning I drifted away

All I want is to see her

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

Just can't seem to get back there

I'm getting stuck in the weekday traffic

All I want is to see her

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

All I want is to reach my weekend woman

## See Also

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