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
get back get back get back
back in the line