Chained To The Middle-Jon English

[00:30.04]Oh yeah [00:31.06] [01:01.65]Working man with his life in his hands [01:04.62]Wants a better deal for the kids [01:08.17]And the big boss boys sold their Rolls Royce toys [01:11.85]Since mi-ining's hit the skids [01:15.30]Well I keep singing songs just wondering what's gone wrong [01:22.54]With the price of strings and picks and things [01:25.77]I'll be starving before long yeah [01:31.80]And this is the way we stand today [01:34.77]We're chained to the middle with feet of clay yeah [01:40.28]That's the way we're gonna stay [01:46.56]That's the way we're gonna stay [01:53.74]Well the union card in the exercise yard [01:57.37]Says red's the colour now [02:00.75]And the liberal band say we'll save the land [02:04.65]But still haven't worked out how [02:07.90]And the wife keeps being rude protesting at the price of food [02:15.06]And the price of jeans is beyond my means [02:18.60]Pretty soon I'll sit around in the nude [02:24.29]This is the way we stand today [02:27.35]We're chained to the middle with feet of clay [02:32.43]And that's the way we're gonna stay [02:39.21]That's the way we're gonna stay [02:46.87]Hey there mister can you lend me a dollar [02:50.25]I ain't had nothing to eat all day [02:54.00]Hey there lady can I share your umbrella [02:57.48]Got nothing on my feet anyway [03:00.60]Every now and then I save up my money [03:03.98]Enough for a good hot bath [03:07.65]And once in a while I'll sit back and remember [03:11.25]What it was like to laugh [03:15.09]To laugh ooh ooh [03:23.02]Ah ah you know you know yeah [03:36.68] [03:50.60]Come on down to Sydney town and dance the night away [03:57.59]Laugh and sing do anything come and blow your next month's pay [04:04.76]For life is hard my friend and they'll get you in the end [04:11.20]With yeah straining backs and income tax [04:14.62]They won't have a penny to spend [04:19.83]This is the way we stand today [04:23.03]We're chained to the middle with feet of clay [04:28.12]That's the way we're gonna stay [04:34.82]That's the way we're gonna stay [04:40.96]Oh yeah we're gonna stay [04:48.25]Ah ha yeah yeah yeah [04:55.94]Once in a while I'll remember a time [04:58.68]They treated everybody the same [05:02.68]Why should I worry why should I hurry maybe it's all a game [05:09.46]Once in a while I'll sit back and count up [05:12.91]Everything that is mine [05:16.34]Once in a while I'll sit back and remember [05:19.70]Dancing in three four time [05:22.98]I'm dancing I'm dancing [05:33.34]I'm dancing I'm dancing [05:43.41]I'm dancing [05:45.38]