The status of our future in both past and present time
Is relegated to a member of a higher class than mine
To determine and direct the lives of family men who bear the burden
Of living up to standard that doesn't exist in 1999

Who's gonna save us from this lonely picket line?
Ten years of service but I'm still not worth your time

Times may be changing but I'll never leave behind the hopes
And thoughts I have of better days for families such as mine
Because if history repeats itself and time will surely tell
What goes around's gonna come around and you'll know our pain too well

Who's gonna save us from this lonely picket line?
Ten years of service but I'm still not worth your time
And I've seen men give their lives and heard the stories that they tell
Of how they labored for this company which sold its soul to hell

The status of our future in both past and present time
Is relegated to a member of a higher class than mine
To determine and direct the lives of family men who bear the burden
Of living up to standard that doesn't exist in 1999

Who's gonna save us from this lonely picket line?
Ten years of service but I'm still not worth your time
And I've seen men give their lives and heard the stories that they tell
Of how they labored for this company which sold its soul to hell