Prime to Pension

Lyrics

So here I am in this world but why was I born? So a person can profit as my structured frame is worn The beginning was at school encouraged with your career With no ambition in this life is what mother and father fear They want you to be their admired child, progress, and be someone And the expectations that they enforce divert you from the scum But don't let them use your chance as their second time 'round 'Cause they chose to waste their life away, not yours into the ground From your prime to your pension, you struggle for success From the backbone of the factory to retirement seems nothing more, nothing less Living in the illusion of taking part and working well Clouds the sweating stamp on you, you're an object to use and sell You're living in no more awareness then the product that you make For people are moulding your thought and skills until you've nothing left to stake Striving to survive grateful for the little that sees you through The bosses laughing in their wealth, the wealth that is created by you And the rewards for your service are never too high Perhaps a gold watch will help me see those last few years go by Before I die Before I die Before I die