Honest Work

<br>Im not afraid to bend my back<br><br>Im not afraid of dirt<br><br>But how I fear the things I do<br><br>For lack of honest work<br><br>My family is lost to me<br><br>They could not bear the hurt<br><br>To see the state their boy is in<br><br>For lack of honest work<br><br><br><br>I hold no blame for anyone<br><br>twas I who did arrange<br><br>To pay my union dues so id<br><br>Not have to learn or change<br><br>And when I was replaced, twas i<br><br>Who started down the hill<br><br>And drank away my savings til<br><br>I couldnt stop myself<br><br><br><br>The prophets of a brave new world<br><br>Captains of industry<br><br>Have visions grand and great designs<br><br>But none have room for me<br><br>They see a world where everyone<br><br>Is rich and smart and young<br><br>But if I live to see such things<br><br>Too late for me they come<br><br><br><br>I know Im not the only one<br><br>To fall beneath the wheel<br><br>Such company can not assuage<br><br>The loneliness I feel<br><br>So many are resigned to be<br><br>Societys debris<br><br>But I will be remembered for<br><br>The life life took from me<br><br><br><br>For Im not afraid to bend my back<br><br>Im not afraid of dirt<br><br>But how I fear the things I do<br><br>For lack of honest work