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I'm an ordinary man, nothin' special nothin' grand
I've had to work for everything I own
Well I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got
Enough to keep my family and my home
Now they say that times are hard & they've handed me my cards
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
Then they'll tear it down
I never missed a day nor went on strike for better pay
For 20 years I served them best I could
With a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget
Loyalty through the bad times and the good
The owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad
But the Captains of industry won't let him loose
He still drives a car and smokes a cigar
And still he takes his family on a cruise
He'll never lose
Now it seems to me to be such a cruel irony
He's richer now ever he was before
Now my cheque is all spent and I can't afford the rent
There's one law for the rich, one 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 is always no
There's no work for anyone here today
No work today
And so condemned I stand, just an ordinary man
Like thousands beside me in the queue
I watch my darlin' wife 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
For as long as I live, I never will forgive
You've stripped me of my dignity & pride
You've stripped me bare
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George donaldson

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