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