A Million More

Twelve years of education
And this is what I'm worth
Back breaking labor I endure
Every day to fill my purse

A subordinate life not one I choose
A hatred of the man that I answer to
Disposable man that's all I am
And there's a million more to fill the shoes I stand

The American dream skipped me it seems
Pointless by design a story with no theme

There's a million more just like me
Disenchanted unenthused
Overlooked in the mindless shuffle
To make way for something new

I'm a face without a name
I'm a man without a place
After a lifetime of my loyalty
On a whim to be replaced

Twenty seven, Ivy League CEO
With his job bought and paid for by his family's tow
Bred to believe that he's above the rest
While the sweat from my back is clearing all his checks

A factory floor filled with human machines
For minimum wage we sacrifice our dreams
And while supply of this labor never meets demand
The room for this injustice will only expand

There's a million more just like me
Disenchanted unenthused
Overlooked in the mindless shuffle
To make way for something new

I'm a face without a name
I'm a man without a place
After a lifetime of my loyalty
On a whim to be replaced

Disregard my sacrifice
Push me out in the cold
Move my job south of the border
While my family pays the toll

I have silenced my contempt
I've restrained my bitter rage
Now I choke to death
On these words I didn't say