Story Behind The Song
This song was written in 2003, at a time when jobs were being lost in the US as major corporations moved some of their operations to other countries for reasons of taxation and profitability. I recorded the song in 2021..nothing has changed as the same issues exist 18 years later.
| Song Length |
4:44 |
Genre |
Unique - General, Unique - General |
| Subject |
Capitalism |
| |
Lyrics
We Don't Make That Anymore
They shut 'er down today
The suits never cared
Picked up my final pay
But I wasn't near prepared
Now I'm standin' in a line
Got no gentle on my mind
And I'm just a little scared
I don't understand
Why we can't build this land
Like we've always done before
There's gonna come a time
Every one of us standin' in a line
Or knocking on another door
Trying to find a job, yeah
Trying to find a job, yeah
There's one damn thing that's sure
We don't make that anymore
I'm just a workin' man
Tryin' to give more than I take
But in some far off land
They're paid a tenth of what I used to make
They load their ships each day
Everyone of them heading our way
Now don't that take the cake
I don't understand
Why we can't build this land
Like we've always done before
There's gonna come a time
Every one of us standin' in a line
Or knocking on another door
Trying to find a job, yeah
Trying to find a job, yeah
There's one damn thing that's sure
We don't make that anymore
Copyright © 2003 Steven McDonald
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