On the month of July in 1981, the band Blackfoot, headed by ex-Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer Rickey Medlocke, had decided to release it’s new studio album titled Marauder. It was one of the last critical acclaimed albums of Blackfoot, before it’s breakup in 1985.
[Hook]
In a room all alone waiting by the telephone
With a tear in his eye and a pen in his hand
So begins the diary of a working man
[Verse 1]
He'd been a poor man all his life
And just when things were going right
Some stranger takes his woman away
He doesn't know if he'll see, oh, another day, oh, another day
[Verse 2]
Time has come and he was right
It was a cold and rainy night
And he thought for sure she would follow
But it won't be the same, no tomorrow
[Verse 3]
Now here's a man glory bound
In a pool of dreams about to drown
If he can just get through this night
Then maybe tomorrow things will work out right, oh, will work out right
[Verse 4]
Well, with the pain in his blood
He'd love to take her if he could
And as he wakes with a scream
To only realize it's just reality, oh
[Outro]
He woke with sweaty hands
Maybe there'll be a change in plans
With a tear in his eye and a gun in his hand
So ends the diary of a workingman
Diary of a Working Man was written by Rickey Medlocke & Jakson Spires.
Diary of a Working Man was produced by Al Nalli & Henry Weck.