Ordinary Man

I'm an ordinary man, nothin' special nothin' grand I had to work for everything I own I never asked for a lot I was happy with what I got Enought to keep my family and my home Now they say that times are hard and they've handed me my card They say there's not the work to go around When the whistle blows, the gates will finally close Tonight they're going to shut this factory down And they'll tear it down I never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay For twenty years I served them the best I could With a handshake and a check it's so easy to forget The loyalty through the bad times and the good Now the owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad But the captain's of industry won't let him loose But still he drives a car, and smokes his big cigars Still he takes his family on a cruise He'll never lose It seems to be such a cruel irony He's richer now than he ever was before Now my check is spent and I can't afford the rent One law for the rich, one for the poor Everyday I try to salvage, so of my pride To find some work so I might pay my way But everywhere I go, the answer's always,"No" No work for anyone here today No work today Here condemned I stand just an ordinary Man, like thousands before me in the queue I watch my darlin' wife while tryin' to make the best of life God knows what the kids are goin' to do Now that we are faced, with this human waste A generation cast aside As long as I live, I never will forgive They've stripped me of my dignity and pride You've stripped me bare No work today