Intro: verse 1: There was a whole lot of money he said I'd soon be earning There was a whole lot of papers that I didn't understand There was a whole lot of talk about keeping some beacon burning And the next thing I knew I was working for the man verse 2: It took a whole lot of shoving to keep that motor turning It took a whole lot of breaking my back 'til I could hardly stand It took a whole lot of keeping that midnight candle burning That's the lesson you learn when you're working for the man Working for the man You know exactly where you stand Last in line and working for the man verse 3: I did a whole of thinking, how to get them tables turning I did a whole lot of acting, like I'm doing the best I can I did a whole lot of biting my tongue just to keep on learning That's the lesson you learn when you're working for the man Instrumental:
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