Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

 No I never can understand it

 The way the system plan

 There's no hope, no chance

No loophole, no escape for a suffering man

 Cause every time I lift my head above water

 And try to save myself from drown

 There's an overnight scheme all worked out

 Designed to keep ah me down

 Still I'm (putting up a resistance)

 I'm ah gonna work it out

 You know I'm (putting up a resistance)

I've got to work it out

No window, no window

I want to stay home tonight

I long to spend some time with the family

But staying home won't make it right

Sometimes the pressure make me feel like hollar

When every sign says no way out

Breaking my back to make an overtime dollar

That just goes from hand to mouth

Still I'm (putting up a resistance)

I'm gonna work it out

You know I'm (putting up a resistance)

I've got to work it out

Lord I'm (putting up a resistance)

I'm ah gonna work it out

You know I'm (putting up a resistance)

I'm gonna work it out, Lord!

Got to fight it

Got to fight it

No I never can understand it

The way the system goes

I don't know how they do it

There's only one way things flow

I don't know how they do it

Cause every time I leave my head above water

And try to save myself from drowning

There's an overnight scheme all worked out

Designed to keep ah me down

Still I'm (putting up a resistance)

I've got to work it out

You know I'm (putting up a resistance)

I'm gonna work it out now

Putting up a resistance

I'm gonna work it out

No window, no window

I want to stay home tonight

I'd like to spend some time with the family

But staying home won't make it right

Sometimes the pressure make me feel like hollar

When every sign says no way out

Breaking my back to make an overnight dollar

That just goes from hand to mouth