Assembly Line

Punched in just about five
Ratchet in my left and a flat-head in my right
Hoping that I'll hear about
A raise by the end of the week

Just a hundred and thirty-two steps
Making machines out a steel and sweat
Over and over again
Like a record that's on repeat

And it's all manufactured time
When you're on the assembly line
Building products made to sell
Moving on a conveyor belt

And it's a job for a diligent heart
And I'm just one of a thousand parts
You might think I've got it rough but I don't mind
Working on the assembly line

All day in steel-toed boots
Vacation days that I'll never use
There's a rumor going 'round
That's got nothing to do with me

Charlie swears he's gonna quit
Put his two weeks in and that's it
He's been talking that way
Since the summer of ninety three

And it's all manufactured time
When you're on the assembly line
Building products made to sell
Moving on a conveyor belt

And it's a job for a diligent heart
And I'm just one of a thousand parts
You might think I've got it rough but I don't mind
Working on the assembly line

And it's all manufactured time
When you're on the assembly line
Building products made to sell
Moving on a conveyor belt

And it's a job for a diligent heart
And I'm just one of a thousand parts
You might think I've got it rough but I don't mind
It ain't a job for everyone but it's mine
Working on the assembly line, on the assembly line

Clocked out about 5 p.m
Wake up in the morning, do it all again