Long Weekend — An adult couple drives a turquoise station wagon from Merced through a lakeside picnic toward the glowing California coast across one long weekend

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Long Weekend

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.

Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals

A holiday on MLK becomes an open invitation to dance, eat and spend time with neighbors, family and friends. The narrator welcomes visitors to the other side of town and hopes the pause from ordinary bills and obligations will last. Shared celebration makes a long weekend feel like its own small freedom.

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Recorded versions

3 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.

Lyrics

Long Weekend

Words by Douglas Heyes Jr

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LONG WEEKEND

It's a Long Weekend
All the kids come out to play
It's a Long Weekend
Right down here on MLK
We got a party goin' on
And we're dancin: in the Street
We got a bottle of Glenlivet
And plenty good to eat
You might not believe it
Till you meet that Little One
She'll shake you up and set you down
Before the rising Sun

We got us a holiday
Gonna take it all the way
Maybe you might want to stay
To dance the day and night away
You might want to come Downtown
Right after the sun goes down
Lay your money on the line
Let your honey's bright light shine

Cuz right down here on MLK
We got us a holiday
A long weekend around the bend
With our family and friends
So come on down with your get around
Right down to the other side of Town
We gonna make it worth your while
Going to show you how to ride in style

You may cry, but then you'll smile
Might stay down here for a while
If you do, I promise you
You're gonna learn a thing or two

It's a long weekend
All the kids come out to play
It's a long weekend
And we got no bills to pay
Take a long weekend
And don't let it get away
It's a long weekend
Let's pray it stays this way

It's a Long Weekend
Got a side on the barbecue
It's a Long Weekend
Take a ride on the fly with you
Got a Long Weekend
Tell you what I'm gonna do
Party all day, party all night
Out on MLK, everything's all right

OUTRO ~

It's a Long Weekend
It's a Long Weekend

 ~ & OUT

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