Call it new technology
and they use it to burn
and they show no concern.
Work for their prosperity
while the big wheels turn
now it's too late to learn.
Don't upset the teacher
though we know he lied to you.
Don't upset the preacher
he's gonna close his eyes
for you.

And it's a shame
that you're so afraid
Just a worker waiting
in the pouring rain.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.

Father worked in industry.
Now the work has moved on
and the factories gone.
See them sell your history
where once you were strong
and you used to belong.

There was once a future
for a working man.
There was once a lifetime
for a skillful hand -
yesterday.

And it's a shame
that you're so afraid
Just a worker waiting
in the pouring rain.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.

Don't upset the teacher
though we know he lied to you.
Don't upset the preacher
he's gonna close his eyes
for you.

And it's a shame
that you're so afraid
Just a worker waiting
in the pouring rain.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.

Tempers fray so easily
in desperate despair,
is there anyone who cares?
Just another tragedy,
just a personal affair
in a room somewhere.

There was once a future
for a working man.
There was once a lifetime
for a skillful hand -
yesterday.

And it's a shame
that you're so afraid
Just a worker waiting
in the pouring rain.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.
Putting back the pieces
of a broken dream.

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