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Papa |
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They're waiting just outside my door |
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This is where I make my stand |
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'Cause I can't stand it anymore |
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Papa |
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They have no heart and soul |
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But make no doubt about it |
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They're the ones that's in control |
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So prepare yourself for a war unlike you've ever seen |
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This is man against machine |
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(Work, work, work) |
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Day in, day out |
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Bust your back and turn it out |
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Next morning do it all again |
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Hard job or two |
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So your children won't have to |
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That's just the way it's always been |
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But lately I swear the machines |
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Are living the American dream |
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Careful calculations |
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Details drawn down to design |
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Is it really for the better or a better bottom line? |
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Don't know me from Adam |
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Man it's rotten to the core |
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It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before |
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John Henry's about to show honesty |
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In this war of man against the machine |
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(Work, work, work) |
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Up early up hills |
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Spend your youth to pay the bills |
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Each generation makes a trade |
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Top Floor brass tax |
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Holds the hand that holds the ax |
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Acts like my dues have not been paid |
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But pay attention now when I say |
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Formation isn't happening today |
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Careful calculations |
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Details drawn down to design |
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Is it really for the better or a better bottom line? |
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Don't know me from Adam |
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Man it's rotten to the core |
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It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before |
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John Henry's about to blow off some steam |
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In this war of man against the machine |
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(Work, work, work) |
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Papa |
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The power's out the machines are down |
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In this world of darkness |
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I can still hear a sound |
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Papa |
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That sound tears us apart |
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'Cause I'm a machine myself |
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But I'm one with a working heart |
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Careful calculations |
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Details drawn down to design |
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Is it really for the better or a better bottom line? |
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Don't know me from Adam |
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Man it's rotten to the core |
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It's gonna get reminded man has kicked its ass before |
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The gloves are off, no love lost between |
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In this war of man against the machine |
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Work |
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Work |
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Work |