I Wish It Was Friday

I wake up every morning At the start of every week I pull on my work boots And feel my old bones creak Lord I wish it was Friday At the end of the week 48 hours to live my life in peace Daddy drove an 18 wheeler He was always on the road Sometimes I'd hear Mama ask him When are you coming home? Caesar ruled the western world From the golden streets of Rome You could hear him scream from the Senate floor "Get Brutus on the telephone" Superman said to Batman I know justice will prevail But my feet feel just like Kryptonite And this cave is cold as Hell Moses came off the mountain Tablets in his hand He said "I sure could use a shower To wash off all this sand" Jesus was a carpenter He worked 14 hour days If he was here with us right now I'll bet you'd hear him say