Ordinary Man
(专辑: Ordinary Man - 1985)
I'm an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand I've had to work for everything I
own 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 and they've handed me my cards They say there's not the
work to go around And 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 twenty years I
served them best I
could Now with a
handshake and a
cheque it seems so easy to forget Loyalty through the
bad times and through good The
owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad But the
captains of industry won't let him lose He still drives a
car and smokes his cigar And still he takes his family on a
cruise, he'll never lose Well it seems to me such a
cruel irony He's richer now then he ever was before Now my cheque is 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 Oh but everywhere I
go, the
answer's 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 darling wife trying to make the
best of life And God knows what the
kids are going to do Now that we are faced with this human waste A
generation cast aside And as long as I
live, I
never will forgive You've stripped me of my dignity and pride, you've stripped me bare You've stripped me bare, you've stripped me bare