Song Description
One plant worker's successful struggle to make a living when his job is lost to factory automation.
| Song Length |
3:13 |
Genre |
Rock - Americana, Country - Rock |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Glad, Disconcerted |
Subject |
Change, Determination |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Had me a job in a plant, lost my job to a one-armed man
Brought machines in one day, hundreds of jobs just went away.
One armed men now working our line
Night and day don't fall behind
Don't take breaks or make mistakes
Keep them oiled, that's all it takes.
One-armed men so well designed
Have little need for our kind.
The One-armed men are coming innovation is their game
Automation's humming. Nothing will be the same.
Business and politicians, see only dollar signs,
All us factory workers see unemployment lines.
Someone said I'll never work again
The future belongs to the one-armed men.
So I went back to school
Studied hard and learned new tools
One-armed men have flaws
Strip their gears or need new claws.
Now I'm working again
I'm repairing one-armed men
Go to every plant in town
Love it when those things break down.