Pension Watch (Lyrics)

wide-eyed kid walks through the door a standard of living to work for assembly line moves faster than time would have it indicate 9 to 5 dying on the spot I wonder if these walls could talk what they'd have to say about you and the pink slip you got yesterday I've seen 'em all grow tired and old subjugated by circumstances watched them break their backs in two at times when they all used to dance naive ears slowly losing faith in the face of economic strain invest their time and sweat and blood all day with so little to gain the moment you've punched in you've lost since the unions acting like your boss any ideal can be bought your final refuge is growing cold he spent 15 years behind a desk to help the CEO get ahead but on paper it makes so much sense for them to let you go never gonna get a job you’re hated when you’re on the dole you can't afford decent shelter because there's no rent control 6.85 still in the line barely enough to stay alive but in the end does that pension watch make up for your lost time