BLUE COLLAR                          We are blue collar                          We work hard with our hands                          We are the wheels of the city                          The backbone of our land                          We are blue collar                          We drive trucks down the road                          Work on the factory line                          Dig in the ground for coal                          And when the long day is over                          We enjoy the fruits of our labor                          Drink beer with our buddies                          And play cards with our neighbor                          We are blue collar                          We build houses and load ships                          We don't care for fancy phrase                          We shoot straight from the hip                          The politician who would corrupt                          And the thief who would steal                          Belong locked up in the hole                          Make no mistake how we feel                          We are blue collar                          We teach our children to behave                          We want our sons and our daughters                          To be upright and brave                          We work hard for our money                          Put in extra hours on the side                          We don't want some tv preacher                          Taking us for a flimflam ride                          We are blue collar                          And we stand for what's right                          We don't see male or female                          We don't see black or white                          We judge each by their character                          Each must earn our respect                          We admire those true of heart                          And the rest we reject                          We are blue collar                          Some of us live in the street                          We have no roof for our children                          And have no food to eat                          We worked hard for our country                          Some of us fought in the war                          We don't understand how America                          Can close her heart's door                          We are blue collar                          And we fear the true God                          We don't ask for a hand out                          We only ask for a job                          To those up in D.C.                          Who claim to represent our great land                          Better read up on Roosevelt                          If you would truly lend a hand                          Our roads need repairing                          Our schools need rebuilt                          We need shelters for the homeless                          Our cities could use a face-lift                          So take all of that welfare money                          And the stupid unemployment dole                          Create some new WPA projects                          That is, if you have the balls                          Throw out the telephone book tax system                          Put in a new one that's fair                          We want each and every American                          To pay their fair share                          Require each man and each woman                          To all pay the same percent                          No deductions, no exceptions                          No rich man's perks from the government                          We are blue collar                          Our country 'tis of thee we sing                          In honor of our father George Washington                          And our great brother, Martin Luther King                          To those in the Capitol tower                          And the preacher in his Sunday best                          If you don't stand up for we the people                          Then stay the hell away from us!                          We are blue collar                          We work hard with our hands                          We are the wheels of the city                          The backbone of our land Please Support Union America.  To not understand why it is necessary for workers to unite is to not comprehend the history of humanity entirely. Labor Movements Online Resource Joe Hill, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Big Bill Haywood DEDICATED TO:  Steve Lovelace, friend and co-worker through many of the author's "Blue-Collar" years.  Interestingly enough, along with our mostly ruined and retired backs, we are now both owners of "White-Collar" business enterprises.             'Click Here' To Purchase This Book 'Click Here to eMail the Author Copyright © August 20th, 2003 by Richard Aberdeen. No part of this material may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including printing, photocopying, recording or by any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher and signed by the author.  Inquiries: Freedom Tracks Records or requested via eMail.  Essays entitled Revolution and Revolution - Side B are open copyright and may be reproduced as often as one likes.