Ordinary Man
I'm an ordinary man
Nothing special, nothing grand
I've had to work for everything I own
I never asked for a lot
I was happy with what I got
Enough to keep my family and my home
They say that times are hard
And they've handed me my cards
They say there's not the work to go around
But when the whistle blows
The gates will finally close
Tonight there going to shut this factory down
Then they'll tear it down
I never missed a day
Nor went on strike for better pay
For twenty years I served them best I could
Now with a handshake and a check
It seems so easy to forget
Loyalty through the bad times and the good
The owner says he's sad
To see things have got so bad
But the captains of industry won't let him loose
He still smokes his cigar
And he drives a brand new car
And still he takes his family on a cruise
He'll never loose
It seems to me such a cruel irony
He's richer now then he ever was before
Now my check is spent
And I can't afford the rent
There's one law for the rich
One law for the poor
Every day I've tried to salvage some of my pride
To find some work so's I might pay my way
But everywhere I go
The answer's always no
No work for anyone here today
No work today
No work today
And so condemned I stand
An ordinary man
Like thousands beside me in the queue
I see my darling wife
Trying to make the best of life
And God knows what the kids are gonna do
Now we are faced with this human waste
A generation cast aside
For as long as I live
I never will forgive
You've stripped me of my dignity and pride
You've stripped me bare
You've stripped me bare
No work today
No work today
Nothing special, nothing grand
I've had to work for everything I own
I never asked for a lot
I was happy with what I got
Enough to keep my family and my home
They say that times are hard
And they've handed me my cards
They say there's not the work to go around
But when the whistle blows
The gates will finally close
Tonight there going to shut this factory down
Then they'll tear it down
I never missed a day
Nor went on strike for better pay
For twenty years I served them best I could
Now with a handshake and a check
It seems so easy to forget
Loyalty through the bad times and the good
The owner says he's sad
To see things have got so bad
But the captains of industry won't let him loose
He still smokes his cigar
And he drives a brand new car
And still he takes his family on a cruise
He'll never loose
It seems to me such a cruel irony
He's richer now then he ever was before
Now my check is spent
And I can't afford the rent
There's one law for the rich
One law for the poor
Every day I've tried to salvage some of my pride
To find some work so's I might pay my way
But everywhere I go
The answer's always no
No work for anyone here today
No work today
No work today
And so condemned I stand
An ordinary man
Like thousands beside me in the queue
I see my darling wife
Trying to make the best of life
And God knows what the kids are gonna do
Now we are faced with this human waste
A generation cast aside
For as long as I live
I never will forgive
You've stripped me of my dignity and pride
You've stripped me bare
You've stripped me bare
No work today
No work today
Credits
Writer(s): Peter Hames
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