Work for the Weekend or Work for your Boss..

EVERYBODY'S WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND
By Loverboy
Everyone's watching, to see what you will do
Everyone's looking at you, oh
Everyone's wondering, will you come out tonight
Everyone's trying to get it right, get it right

Everybody's working for the weekend
Everybody wants a little romance
Everybody's goin' off the deep end
Everybody needs a second chance, oh

You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby lets go

Everyone's looking to see if it was you
Everyone wants you to come through
Everyone's hoping it'll all work out
Everyone's waiting they're holding out

Everybody's working for the weekend
Everybody wants a little romance
Everybody's goin' off the deep end
Everybody needs a second chance, oh

You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby lets go

(quick break)

You want a piece of my hear
tYou better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby lets go

You want a piece of my heart
You better start from start
You wanna be in the show
Come on baby lets go

Everyone knows that classic feeling of counting the seconds til it is the weekend. In Loverboy's working man anthem, "Every body's Working for the Weekend", they capture the essence of what it is like to try and balance work and a love life and the anticipations of waiting for the weekend to come.

In the first few stanzas, literary devices can be seen. For example, in the line "every body's going off the deep end" doesn't literally mean that people are jumping over the side of a cliff or into the deep end of the pool, which is what a crazy person would do. It just simply means that when the people are waiting for the weekend they are starting to go crazy.

Another line that causes one to be in a state of confusion is "you want a piece of my heart". You can cut some one open and slice off a small sliver of heart, but that would cause immense pain. This is just a cliche meaning "Do you want me to love you?"

Even at the height of their career, Loverboy didn't do so well on the Billboard charts. This was there only song to hit number one, hence being in the category of "One Hit Wonder". This song's simplicity captured America's heart and was able to give them something to look forward to on the much anticipated Friday afternoon.