Forty Hour Week (For a Livin')-Alabama

[ti:Forty Hour Week (For A Livin')] [ar:Alabama] [al:Super Hits II] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Forty Hour Week (For a Livin') - Alabama [00:08.78]There are people in this country who work hard every day [00:14.02] [00:14.89]Not for fame or fortune do they strive [00:18.64] [00:20.44]But the fruits of their labor are worth more than their pay [00:25.62] [00:26.25]And it's time a few of them were recognized [00:30.68] [00:31.55]Hello Detroit auto workers let me thank you for your time [00:37.17]You work a forty hour week for a livin' just to send it on down the line [00:44.02] [00:45.82]Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers let me thank you for your time [00:51.32]You work a forty hour week for a livin' just to send it on down the line [00:58.25] [00:59.87]This is for the one who swings the hammer driving home the nail [01:05.09] [01:05.78]Or the one behind the counter ringing up the sale [01:10.81] [01:11.37]Or the one who fights the fires the one who brings the mail [01:16.93]For everyone who works behind the scenes [01:21.42] [01:22.48]You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields [01:28.60]In the city streets and the quiet country towns [01:32.40] [01:34.21]Working together like spokes inside a wheel [01:39.85]They keep this country turning around [01:43.59] [01:45.15]Hello Kansas wheat field farmer let me thank you for your time [01:50.89]You work a forty hour week for a livin' just to send it on down the line [01:57.55] [01:59.29]Hello West Virginia coal miner let me thank you for your time [02:04.27] [02:05.15]You work a forty hour week for a livin' just to send it on down the line [02:11.39] [02:13.38]This is for the one who drives the big rig up and down the road [02:18.87]Or the one out in the warehouse bringing in the load [02:24.12] [02:24.81]Or the waitress the mechanic the policeman on patrol [02:29.77] [02:30.65]For everyone who works behind the scenes [02:34.14] [02:36.02]With a spirit you can't replace with no machine [02:44.29]Hello America let me thank you for your time