Another Cog in the Machine

Let's work men! One! Two! One! Two, let's go! One! Two! One! Two, three, Go! Put your backs into it, lads! No slacking off! You're can have plenty of rest when you're dead! Keep it up! 4 am. I'm on my way Working on the railroad to earn my pay All day long, I strike and pound as I drive, drive, drive Those stakes into the ground Everyday the same ol' thing Same old heavy hammer that I go swing Massive throbbing in my brain And it's drive, drive, driving me insane All in all, I'm just another cog in the machine All my life I slave for a reward that's never seen Doubt that I'll get out of here, but Lord knows I can dream Something more than being just another cog in the machine "Carry on" is what they say Telling us we'll see our labors fruits one day Soon this rail will take men far as they drive, drive, drive Those big box cars So we work to pave the way A better tomorrow, but a harsh today Still I fail to see the light As we drive, drive, drive all through the night All in all, I'm just another cog in the machine All my life I slave for a reward that's never seen I can't keep from wondering just what does it all mean Something more than being just another cog in the machine All in all, I'm just another cog in the machine We can't all be royalty, or grace the silver screen I was born to be another cog in the machine Caring for my family, on me they all can lean Working hard, but living for the moments in between In the end each one of us is just a cog in the machine