In a mediocre day

I make it my own way

Get through excelling

Future-telling

Made in stages

To be great as

Anyone

And at least okay right now

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In a true blue collar way

I make it through the day

Get by outstanding

Not too demanding

Made in stages

To be great as

Anyone

At least okay right now

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Working all the time

Even when we are done

Working for a dime

They expect us to run

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They treat us like we are

unfeeling machines

They don’t care about our brains or hearts

They are indifferent to our personal scenes

And then adamant

when we stop and start

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On an average sort of day

I make it my own way

Get through excelling

My soul I’m selling

Made in stages

To be great as

Anyone

And at least okay right now

**

Working all the time

Even when we are off

Working past our prime

And they still call us “soft”

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They treat us like we are

programmed machines

But they don’t care about

our moving parts

They are indifferent if

we don’t have the means

But yet get so furious

when we fall apart

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On any given day

I try to have my say

Get through excelling

The world I’m telling

Made in stages

To be great as

Any world

And at least okay right now

Let’s make it through somehow

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