“Tired of Sex” is a song about being disillusioned with sexual promiscuity. Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo was celibate for 2 years while attending Harvard, for this very reason. While there, Cuomo wrote an essay titled “A Mad and Serious Master” for a Harvard English class, in which he discusses the...
[Verse 1]
I'm tired, so tired
I'm tired of having sex (So tired)
I'm spread so thin
I don't know who I am (Who I am)
Oh
[Chorus]
Monday night, I'm makin' Jen
Tuesday night, I'm makin' Lyn
Wednesday night, I'm makin' Catherine
Oh, why can't I be makin' love come true?
[Post-Chorus]
Oh
Oh
[Verse 2]
I'm beat, beet red
Ashamed of what I said (What I said)
Oh
I'm sorry, here I go
I know I'm a sinner but I can't say no (Say no)
Oh
[Chorus]
Thursday night, I'm makin' Denise
Friday night, I'm makin' Sharise
Saturday night, I'm makin' Louise
Oh, why can't I be makin' love come true?
(What's a guy to do?)
[Outro]
Oh, tonight, I'm down on my knees
Tonight, I'm begging you please
Tonight, tonight, please
Oh, why can't I be makin' love come true?
Tired of Sex was written by Rivers Cuomo.
Tired of Sex was produced by Weezer.
Weezer released Tired of Sex on Tue Sep 24 1996.