Story Behind The Song
Watching friends and neighbors lose their way of life.
Song Description
Song about the hardships of working men and women in the struggling economy.
| Song Length |
2:55 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Depressing, Gloomy |
Subject |
Poverty |
| Similar Artists |
Marc Cohn, Lyle Lovett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
There's a Stick in the Yard Ac 2008 R. Hausler
There's a stick in the yard says house is for sale
The bank owns it now that the mortgage has failed.
There's two kids in the car with their mother cryin' tears
How do you tell them they must move away from here.
How do you tell them that you've failed
How do you tell them that the world just gone to hell
And there's no room, There's no room for a working man like me
Went to work each morning for damn near 20 years
Tell they told me not to show up 'cause I'm no longer need there
State says there is no money to help you right now
If you can hold on a little longer we might find somehow.
How do you tell them that you've failed
How do you tell them that the world just gone to hell
And there's no room, There's no room for a working man like me