Joseph Lee lost his job today
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The man's got so much to lose
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Wonders what his wife and kids will say
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It's a common situation for someone in his shoes
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Ever since his eighteenth birthday he's been out here on the clock
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He's been moving up and inside the white man's machine
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For twenty years he worked hard
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To make it to the top
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Still the boss man couldn't say why he chose Joseph Lee
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No one says a thing around here in this small town
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We're all scratching for the same dirty workerman's pay
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I haven't lived as long as he
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But I grew up with the same dreams
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I hope the lord forgives me
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If I look the other way
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But the world turns a revolution
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Turns around each and every day
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Maybe someday we will find a new solution
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For the changes the world goes through today
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The world is upside down
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Things just don't seem to make sense
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No one sees the clock as it unwinds
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Greed and lust and gain
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Fuel the filth of the machine
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As the right thing to do
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Becomes the last thing on our minds
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Chorus
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No one says a thing here in this small town
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We're all scratching for the same dirty workers pay
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I haven't lives as long as he
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But I grew up with the same dreams
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I hope the lord forgives me if I look the other way
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Look the other way
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Chorus
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Chorus
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World Turns a Revolution
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The Blue Dogs |