Forty hour week (For a livin') lyrics
by Alabama



There are people in this country
Who work hard every day
Not for fame or fortune
Do they strive

But the fruits of their labor
Are worth more than their pay
And it's time a few of them
Were recognized

Hello, Detroit auto worker
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a living
Just to send it on down the line

Hello, Pittsburgh steel mill worker
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a living
Just to send it on down the line

This is for the one
Who swings the hammer
Driving home the nail
Or the one behind the counter
Ringing up the sales

Or the one who fights the fires
The one who brings the mail
For everyone who works
Behind the scenes

You can see them every morning
In the factories and the fields
In the city streets
And the quiet country towns

Working together
Like spokes inside a wheel
They keep this country
Turning around

Hello, Kansas wheat field farmer
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a living
Just to send it on down the line

Hello, West Virginia coal miner
Let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a living
Just to send it on down the line

This is for the one
Who drives the big rig
Up and down the road
Or the one out in the warehouse
Bringing in the load

Or the waitress, the mechanic
The policeman on patrol
For everyone who works
Behind the scenes
With a spirit you can't
Replace with no machine

Hello, America
Let me thank you for your time