Story Behind The Song
A true story about working in the U.S.A.
Song Description
A true story about working in the U.S.A.
| Song Length |
3:43 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Worried |
Subject |
Birds, General |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
FLAMINGOS WEARING BLUE JEANS
( WRITTEN BY JOY BRONSON)
MOVED TO A CITY WHERE I DON'T BELONG, WENT LOOKING FOR A JOB.
SEARCHING THRU THE WANT ADDS EVERY DAY.
FOUND MYSELF AN AGENCY, THEY OFFERED ME SOME WORK.
ON A FACTORY LINE MAKING BLINDS. FOR A TEMPORARY TIME IT WILL BE JUST FINE FOR ME.
THE VERY NEXT DAY I TOOK A TOUR AND GOT MY I. D. BADGE. THE WORKERS LOOKED AT ME WITH COLD DARK STARES. THEY HANDED ME MY TOOLS OF TRADE AND QUICKLY WALKED AWAY. I WAS SHONE MY BLOCK AND HOW TO PUNCH A CLOCK. HOW TO SORT AND STOCK, THATS HOW I MET MY FLOCK THAT DAY.
CHORUS: FLAMINGOS WEARING BLUE JEANS. STANDING ON ONE LEG JUST TO MAKE IT THRU THE DAY. FLAMINGOS WEARING BLUE JEANS. WITH THEIR HEADSETS ON NOT OFFERING A WORD TO SAY.
IN MY YOUNGER DAYS I WAS LEAN AND STRONG AND NEVER LOST A JOB.
FINGERS ALWAYS QUICK AND MOVED WITH EASE. BUT NOW I'M OLD AND I'VE BEEN TOLD I HAVE TO PICK IT UP. I CONFESS MY FINGERS NEED A REST. WITH MY BACK A MESS I REALLY TRIED MY BEST TO PLEASE.
CHORUS:
WOKE UP AT FOUR, HEADED OUT THE DOOR TO WORK FROM FIVE TO THREE.
MANDATORY SATURDAYS EACH WEEK. BUT IN A FEW SHORT MONTHS THEY CUT THE LINE AND SENT THE WORK DOWN SOUTH. WHERE THE PALM TREES GROW DOWN IN MEXICO. WHERE THE WAGE IS LOW, I WAS THE LAST TO KNOW THAT DAY.
FLAMINGOS WEARING BLUE JEANS. WAS THE VERY FIRST THING I SAW AS I WALKED ALONG. FLAMINGOS WEARING BLUE JEANS. AND I SAID TO MYSELF I GOT TO RIGHT A COUNTRY SONG.