Working For The Man

Lyrics

Clements-Hull There was a whole lot of money, he said I'd soon be earning There was a whole lot of papers that I didn't understand There was a whole lot of talk about keeping some beacon burnin' And the next thing I knew I was working for the man It took a whole lot of shovin' to keep that motor turning It took a whole lot of breaking my back 'til I could hardly stand It took a whole lot of keeping that midnight candle burning That's the lesson you learn when you working for the man Chorus: Working for the man you know exactly where you stand Last in line and working for the man I did a whole of thinking how to get them tables turning I did a whole lot of acting like I'm doing the best I can I did a whole lot of biting my tongue just to keep on learning That's the lesson you learn when you working for the man Chorus: Working for the man you know exactly where you stand Last in line and working for that man I got a whole lot to show for it since the day I started I got lines on my faces, I got blisters on my hand I got debts to the company, but I don't get down hearted I still got the privilege working for the man I still got the privilege working for the man Working, working, working, working