well i'm hiding my eyes from the morning sun 

and i keep on working till the work is all done 

but a voice in my head keeps ticking away 

as the sweat's hosed down from yet another day 

well he works hard 

and he lives hard 

and he breaks his back without nothing to gain 

while the boss man sits around and drinks champagne 



all day (you work and you work and you work and) 

in life, there's just one transition 

all day (you work and you work and you work and) 

in life, there's just one decision 



well i'm peeling the blisters off my working hand 

is that what it takes to make you understand? 

that it's something you read, not something you meant 

to be slaving away without a shred of integrity 

he worked hard 

and he lived hard 

and he broke his back without nothing to say 

while the man in control was just laughing away 



all day (you work and you work and you work and) 

in life, there's just one transition 

all day (you work and you work and you work and) 

in life, there's just one decision 



was it something you read? 

was it something you meant? 

was it something you said? 

or was it heaven sent? 



all day (you work and you work and you work and) 

in life, there's just one transition 

all day (you work and you work and you work and) 

in life, there's just one decision