Facing the world ain't easy when there isn't anything going
   Standing at the corner waiting watching time go by
   Will I go to work today or shall I bide my time
   'Cos when I see that union man walking down the street
   He's the man who decides if I live or I die, if I starve, or I eat
   Then he walks up to me and the sun begins to shine
   Then he walks right past and I know that I've got to get back in the line
   Now I think of what my mamma told me
   She always said that it would never ever work out
   But all I want to do is make some money
   And bring you home some wine
   For I don't ever want you to see me
   Standing in that line
   'Cause that union man's got such a hold over me
   He's the man who decides if I live or I die, if I starve, or I eat
   Then he walks up to me and the sun begins to shine
   Then he walks right past and I know that I've got to get back in the line