Fading American Dream

I'm tired of American socialite culture God it makes me sick I've got so much fire burning deep inside The time has come to face the truth and bring about a change I don't care about all your books and magazines All these new evolving scenes or plast

Working hard from day to day now, I get a check that barely lasts I'm just another no choice member in Uncle Sam's desperation class Finding it hard to face my wife, new kid born out of shotgun life 20 years old and I love them both, see no sunshine

(Originally by Billy Bragg) There is power in a democracy, power in the land Power in the hands of a worker But it all amounts to nothing if together we don't stand There is a power in a Union Now the lessons of the past were all learned with workers