I'M AN ORDINARY MAN
NOTHIN' SPECIAL
NOTHIN' GRAND
I'VE HAD TO WORK
FOR EVERYTHIN' I OWN
OH, 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
AND THEY'VE
HANDED ME MY CARDS
THEY SAY THERE'S NOT
THE WORK TO GO AROUND
OH, WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS
THE GATES WILL FINALLY CLOSE
TONIGHT, THEY'RE GOIN' 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
NOW, 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...
NOW, IT SEEMS TO ME
SUCH A CRUEL IRONY
HE'S RICHER NOW
THAN EVER HE 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 AS, 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 DARLIN' WIFE
TRYIN' TO MAKE THE BEST OF LIFE
AND 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 AND PRIDE
YOU'VE STRIPPED ME BARE...
YOU'VE STRIPPED ME BARE...
YOU'VE STRIPPED ME BARE...
