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the high kings - ordinary man lyrics

[verse 1]
i’m an ordinary man, nothing special nothing grand
i’ve had to work for everything i own
i never ask for a lot, i was happy with what i got
enough to keep my family and my home
they say the times are hard, and they’ve handed me my cards
they say there’s not the work to go around
but 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’ve never missed a day, nor went on strike for better pay
for twenty years, i served the best i could
with a handshake and a check, it seems easy to forget
loyalty through the bad times and the good
and 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 smokes his cigar, he drives a brand new car
and still he takes his family on a cruise
he’ll never lose
it seems to me such a cruel irony
he’s richer now than ever he was before
now my check is spent, and i can’t afford the rent
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 i might pay my way
but everywhere i go the answer’s always no
no work for anyone here today
no work today, no work today
and so condemned i stand just an ordinary man
like thousands besides me in the queue
i see my darling wife try to make the best of life
and god knows what the kids are going to do
now 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 and pride
you stripped me bare, you’ve stripped me bare
no work today, no work today

- the high kings lyrics

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