Working Poor

I run a jenny on the back of my truck

And I take my chances and I trust my luck

Well, I may work tomorrow, but I can't be sure

I'm just a common example of the working poor

I pushed a shovel on a building site

And I'm already working when it breaks daylight

If I don't keep moving, man I'll freeze for sure

Just a common example of the working poor

I swing a hammer on a rooftop high

I'll be swinging that hammer on the day I die

I can raise your rafters, I can lay your floors

Just a common example of the working poor

I went to school until I had my fill

I was born in the shadow of the textile mill

I followed my father to the factory floor

I'm just a common example of the working poor

A common example of the working poor