Call it new technology and they use it to burn

And they show no concern
Work for their prosperity while the big wheels turn

Now it's too late to learn

Don't vpset the teacher though we know he lied to you

Don't upset the preacher
he's gonna close his eyes for you
And it's a shame that you're so afraid

Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Father worked in industry

Now the work has moved on and the factories gone
See them sell your history

Where once you were strong and you used to belong

There was once a future for a working man

There was once a lifetime for a skillful hand
yesterday
And it's a shame that you're so afraid

Just a worker waiting in the pouring rain
Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

There was once a future for a working man


Putting back the pieces of a broken dream

a broken
a broken dream