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The idea for this came about after listening to a number of people talk about their job situations, including a husband and wife who work at the same industry, but are almost always on different shifts. They usually only see each other in passing. Another was a single mother who was almost always stuck on second or third shift and almost never gets to spend time with her kids.
This country was built on the backs of the men and women who worked hard and expected to be treated fairly, paid fairly for the work they did. They didn't expect to be treated as if the rest of their lives, other than the 40 hours a week they worked, didn't matter. They didn't expect to be handed the pink slip just to make the rich richer.
This is a lament about the situation we find ourselves in today. It wasn't supposed to be this way.
Though this is a recent song, it marks the debut of one of several tunes done with the aid of fellow MacJammer RTCooper. Coop took this one and worked his magic on it, cleaning up the mix tremendously. So I send out a big thanks to him for his help. And we have several actual collabs in the pipe, so keep an eye out.
This country was built on the backs of the men and women who worked hard and expected to be treated fairly, paid fairly for the work they did. They didn't expect to be treated as if the rest of their lives, other than the 40 hours a week they worked, didn't matter. They didn't expect to be handed the pink slip just to make the rich richer.
This is a lament about the situation we find ourselves in today. It wasn't supposed to be this way.
Though this is a recent song, it marks the debut of one of several tunes done with the aid of fellow MacJammer RTCooper. Coop took this one and worked his magic on it, cleaning up the mix tremendously. So I send out a big thanks to him for his help. And we have several actual collabs in the pipe, so keep an eye out.
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Lyrics
Midnight comes and you punch the clock
work all night, through the dawn
9 a.m. and you’re headed home
kids at school, wife is gone
you sit alone as the sun streams in
wondering where it all went wrong
as a young man full of dreams
now you’re a stranger in your home
You never thought it could be this way
Dreams were born, now they’re gone
Another working class day is done
you see your life marching on
Photo families smile at you
like distant dreams you have known
days go by without end
you’ve never been so alone
TV preachers and talking heads
tell you all you want to hear
a promise made has been cast aside
by those who profit from your fear
You never thought it could be this way
Dreams were born, now they’re gone
Another working class day is done
you see your life marching on
You never thought it could be this way
Dreams were born, now they’re gone
Another working class day is done
you see your life marching on
You never thought it could be this way
It's not supposed to be this way
And it wasn’t supposed to be this way
it's not s'posed to be this way
You never thought it could be this way
You never thought it could be this way
work all night, through the dawn
9 a.m. and you’re headed home
kids at school, wife is gone
you sit alone as the sun streams in
wondering where it all went wrong
as a young man full of dreams
now you’re a stranger in your home
You never thought it could be this way
Dreams were born, now they’re gone
Another working class day is done
you see your life marching on
Photo families smile at you
like distant dreams you have known
days go by without end
you’ve never been so alone
TV preachers and talking heads
tell you all you want to hear
a promise made has been cast aside
by those who profit from your fear
You never thought it could be this way
Dreams were born, now they’re gone
Another working class day is done
you see your life marching on
You never thought it could be this way
Dreams were born, now they’re gone
Another working class day is done
you see your life marching on
You never thought it could be this way
It's not supposed to be this way
And it wasn’t supposed to be this way
it's not s'posed to be this way
You never thought it could be this way
You never thought it could be this way
Dude. Vital theme. Good mix. Love the guitar seperation. Vocal good
overall, but like my own, strained in places. Still, your vocal persuades.
Just a hint of Neil Young here. The chorus is very worthy both musically
and thematically. I really like this.