Monday Morning Lyrics
Monday morning, you sure look fine
Friday, I got travelin' on my mind
First you love me, and then you fade away
I can't go on believing this way
I got nothing but love for you
Tell me what you really want to do
First you love me, then you get on down the line
[Pre-Chorus]
But I don't mind
I don't mind, yeah
[Chorus]
I'll be there if you want me to
No one else that could ever do
Got to get some peace in my mind
[Verse 2]
Monday morning, you sure look fine
Friday, I got travelin' on my mind
First you love me, and then you say it's wrong
You know I can't go on believing for long
But you know it's true (Yes)
You only want me when I get over you
First you love me, then you get on down the line
But I don't mind
No, I don't mind, yeah
[Chorus]
I'll be there if you want me to
No one else that could ever do
Got to get some peace in my mind
[Solo]
[Verse 3]
But you know it's true
You know you only want me when I get over you
Oh, first you love me, then you get on down the line
[Pre-Chorus]
But I don't mind
No, I don't mind, yeah
[Chorus]
I'll be there if you want me to
No one else that could ever do
Got to get some peace in my mind
About
This was written by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham. He and his girlfriend at the time Stevie Nicks were recording as the duo Buckingham-Nicks and had released one album when they were asked to join Fleetwood Mac. This song was written for a second Buckingham-Nicks album, but when they joined Fleetwood Mac they brought this with them along with “Landslide” and “Rhiannon.”
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Rolling Stone named it the #42 greatest Fleetwood Mac song, saying:
When Buckingham and Nicks’ 1973 debut album proved a commercial failure, Polydor dropped the duo. But Buckingham had already written a handful of songs for a follow-up. ‘[They] were showstoppers, even as rough sketches recorded on Lindsey’s four-track,’ Fleetwood raved years later. Among these was ‘Monday Morning,’ and after being fleshed out in the studio, it became the lead track on Fleetwood Mac. When John McVie wondered if the band’s new material had wandered too far away from the blues, producer Keith Olsen responded, ‘We’re doing pop rock now. It’s a much faster way to the bank.’
- 1.Monday Morning
- 2.Warm Ways
- 3.Blue Letter
- 4.Rhiannon
- 5.Over My Head
- 6.Crystal
- 8.Landslide
- 10.Sugar Daddy
- 11.I’m So Afraid
