There are people in country who work hard every day Not for fame or do they strive But the fruits of their labor are more than their pay And it's a few of them were recognized
Detroit auto workers, let me thank you for your time You work a forty hour week for a livin' just to it on down the line Hello Pittsburgh mill workers, let me thank you for your time You work a forty hour week for a livin', a-just to it on down the line
is for the one who swings the hammer, driving home the nail Or the one behind the counter, up the sale Or the one who fights the fires, the one who brings the For who works behind the scenes
You can see them every morning in the factories and the In the city streets and the country towns together like spokes inside a wheel They keep this turning around
Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, let me you for your time You a forty hour week for a livin',a-just to send it on down the line Hello West Virginia miner, let me thank you for your time You a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line
This is for the one who drives the big rig, up and down the Or the one out in the warehouse, in the load Or the waitress, the mechanic, the on patrol For everyone who works the scenes
With a spirit you replace with no machine Hello America let me you for your time