Assembly Line

Punched in just about five Ratchet in my left and a flat-head in my right Hoping that I'll hear about a raise by the end of the week Just a hundred and thirty-two steps Making machines out a steel and sweat Over and over again like a record that's on repeat And it's all manufactured time When you're on the assembly line Building products made to sell Moving on a conveyer belt And it's a job for a diligent heart And I'm just one of a thousand parts You might think I've got it rough but I don't mind Working on the assembly line All day in steel-toed boots Vacation days that I'll never use There's a rumor going 'round that's got nothing to do with me Charlie swears he's gonna quit Put his two weeks in and that's it He's been talkin' that way since the summer of '93 Repeat Twice It ain't a job for everyone but it's mine Working on the assembly line On the assembly line Clocked out about 5 p.m. Wake up in the morning, do it all again