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There are people in this country
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Who work hard every day
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Not for fame or fortune do they strive
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But the fruits of their labor
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Are worth more than their pay
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And it's time a few of them were recognized
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Hello Detroit Auto Workers
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Let me thank you for your time
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You work a forty hour week for a living
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Just to send it on down the line
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Hello Pittsburgh Steel Mill Workers
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And I thank you for your time
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You work a forty hour week for a living
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Just to send it on down the line
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This is for the one who swings the hammer
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Driving home the nails
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For the one who's behind the counter
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Ringing up the sales
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For the one who finds the fire
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The one who brings the mail
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For everyone who works behind the scenes
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You can see them every morning
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In the factories and the fields
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In the city streets and the quiet country towns
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Working together
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Like spokes inside a wheel
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They keep this country turning around
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Hello Kansas wheat field farmers
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Let me thank you for your time
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You work a forty hour week for a living
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Just to send it on down the line
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Hello West Vir-ginia coal miners
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Let me thank you for your time
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You work a forty hour week for a living
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Just to send it on down the line
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This is for the one who drives the big rigs
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Up and down the road
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For the one out in the warehouse
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Bringing in the load
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For the waitress the mechanic the policeman on patrol
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For everyone who works behind the scenes
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With a spirit you can't replace with no machine-e-e
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Hello Amer-i-ca
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Let me thank you for your time