40 Hour Week (For A Livin')

There are people in this country
 Who work hard every day
 Not for fame or fortune do they strive
 But the fruits of their labor
 Are worth more than their pay
 And it's time a few of them were recognized
 Hello Detroit autoworkers
 Let me thank you for your time
 You work a 40 hour week for a livin'
 Just to send it on down the line
 Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers
 Let me thank you for your time
 You work a 40 hour week for a livin'
 Just to send it on down the line
 This is for the one who swings the hammer
 Driving home the nail
 Or the one behind the counter
 Ringing up the sale
 Or the one who fights the fires
 The one who brings the mail
 For everyone who works behind the scenes
 You can see them every morning
 In the factories and the fields
 In the city streets and the quiet country towns
 Working together like spokes inside a wheel
 They keep this country turning around
 Hello Kansas wheat field farmer
 Let me thank you for your time
 You work a 40 hour week for a livin'
 Just to send it on down the line
 Hello West Virginia coal miner
 Let me thank you for your time
 You work a 40 hour week for a livin'
 Just to send it on down the line
 This is for the one who drives the big rig
 Up and down the road
 Or the one out in the warehouse
 Bringing in the load
 Or the waitress, the mechanic
 The policeman on patrol
 For everyone who works behind the scenes
 With a spirit you can't replace with no machine
 Hello America
 Let me thank you for your time