Workin' For The Man Lyrics - Joe Ely

I been workin' all my life tryin' to beat the company clock 

In a Louisiana gravel pit, breakin' up rock 

My baby's had enough, she's packin' up and leavin' 

She says you're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even 

Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even 

Jackhammer Jimmy said to Shallowwater Slim 

If you see Doctor Danny then you better talk to him 

Life's too short to be sittin' 'round grievin'" 

You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even 

Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even 

Breakin up rock, breakin up rock 

Working for the man on the company clock 

Breakin up rock, got everyone belivin' 

You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even 

My daddy tried to tell me when I was just a kid 

Don't work in the pit like your poor ol' daddy did 

Some days you sit and wonder what it is that you're achievin' 

You're workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even 

Workin' for the man and you ain't breakin' even