Ordinary Man Lyrics

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I4m an ordinary man, nothing special, nothing grand,
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I4ve had to work for everything I own.
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Well I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got,
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Enough to keep my family and my home.
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Now they say that times are hard
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And they4ve founded me my cards,
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They say there4s not the work to go around.
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When the whistle blows the gates will finally close,
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Tonight they4re going to shut this factory down.
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They4ll tear it down.

I never missed a day nor went on strike for better pay,
For twenty years I served them the best I could.
With a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget,
Loyalty through the bad times and the good.An Cat Dubh - Ordinary Man - http://motolyrics.com/an-cat-dubh/ordinary-man-lyrics.html
The owner says he4s sad to see that things have got so bad,
But the Captains of Industry will let him loose.
He still drives a car and smokes a cigar,
And still he takes his family on a cruise.
He4ll never lose.

Now it seems to me to be such a cruel irony,
He4s richer now than ever he was before.
Now my cheque it is all spent and I can4t afford the rent,
There4s one law for the rich, one for the poor.
Every day I4ve tried to salvage some of my pride
To find some work so4s I might pay my way.
But everywhere I go the answer4s always No,
There4s no work for anyone here today!.
No work today.

And so condemned I stand just an ordinary man,
Like thousands beside me in the queue.
I watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life,
God knows what the kids are going to do.
Now that we are faced with this human waste,
A generation cast aside.
For as long as I live I never will forgive,
You4ve stripped me off my dignity and prid