[Intro]
Papa
They're waitin' just outside my door
This is where I make my stand
'Cause I can't stand it anymore
Papa
They have no heart and soul
But make no doubt about it
They're the ones that's in control
So, prepare yourself for a war unlike you've ever seen
Mm, this is man against machine

(Work, work, work)

[Verse 1]
Day in, day out
Bust your back and turn it out
Next mornin', do it all again
Hard job or two
So, your children won't have to
That's just the way it's always been

[Pre-Chorus]
But lately I swear the machines
Are livin' the American dream
[Chorus]
Careful calculations
Details drawn down to design
Is it really for the better
Or a better bottom line?
Don't know me from Adam
Man, it's rotten to the core
It's gonna to get reminded
Man has kicked its ass before
John Henry's 'bout to show on the scene
In this war of man against the machine

(Work, work, work)

[Verse 2]
Up early, up hill
Spend your youth to pay the bills
Each generation makes a trade
Top floor, brass tacks
Cold's the hand that holds the axe
Acts like my dues have not been paid

[Pre-Chorus]
But pay attention now when I say
Formation isn't happenin' today
[Chorus]
Careful calculations
Details drawn down to design
Is it really for the better
Or a better bottom line?
Don't know me from Adam
Man, it's rotten to the core
It's gonna to get reminded
Man has kicked its ass before
John Henry's 'bout to blow off some steam
In this war of man against the machine

(Work, work, work
Work, work, work)

[Bridge]
Papa
The power's out, the machines are down
In this world of darkness
I can still hear a sound
Papa
That sound tears us apart
'Cause I'm a machine myself
But I'm one with a workin' heart

[Chorus]
Careful calculations
Details drawn down to design
Is it really for the better
Or a better bottom line?
Don't know me from Adam
Man, it's rotten to the core
It's gonna to get reminded
Man has kicked its ass before
The gloves are off, no love lost between
This war of man against the machine
(Work, work, work) Against the machine
(Work, work, work) Against the machine
(Work, work, work) Against the machine