Ordinary Man - Live

I'm an ordinary man, nothing special nothing grand
 I've had to work for everything I own
 I never asked for a lot, I was happy with what I got
 Enough to keep my family and my home
 They say that times are hard and they've handed me my cards
 They say there's not the work to go around
 But when the whistle blows, the gates will finally close
 Tonight they're going to shut this factory down
 Then they'll tear it down
 I never missed a day nor went on strike for better pay
 For twenty years I served them best I could
 Now with a handshake and a cheque it seems so easy to forget
 Loyalty through the bad times and through good
 The owner says he's sad to see that things have got so bad
 But the captains of industry won't let him lose
 He still smokes his cigar and he drives a brand new car
 And still he takes his family on a cruise, he'll never lose
 It seems to me such a cruel irony
 He's richer now then he ever was before
 And now my cheque is spent, I can't afford the rent
 There's one law for the rich, one law for the poor
 Every day I've tried to salvage some of my pride
 To find some work so's I might pay my way
 Oh but everywhere I go, the answer's always no
 No work for anyone here today, no work today
 No work today
 And so condemned I stand, an ordinary man
 Like thousands beside me in the queue
 I watch my darling wife trying to make the best of life
 And God knows what the kids are going to do
 Now we are faced with this human waste
 A generation cast aside
 For as long as I live, I never will forgive
 You've stripped me of my dignity and pride, you've stripped me bare
 You've stripped me bare
 No work today
 No work today