For forty long years she rose everyday
she ate her small breakfast then went on her way
Off to her place at the same dusty mill
afraid to be late and afraid to be ill
For there was another always to hire
so some how she had to hang on to retire
the pension they promised was all she desired
she'd do what she must what the company required
She bought a small house and she saved all she could
the years trudged by slowly but her hopes were good
she kept up the payments and watched her dreams grow
the time passed away so murderously slow
When finally her time had come to it's end,
the paycheck would be there on that she'd depend,
and she'd never have to go back anymore
she gleefully walked out the factory door
The trip to the doctor was only routine
till the X rays came back and on them was seen
the factory's final insult thrown at her
for all of the years that she'd had to endure
They've promised her chemo and pain medicine
but she's lost the fight and the factory's won
their promises lies, all the management said
for all of her labors she soon will be dead
she ate her small breakfast then went on her way
Off to her place at the same dusty mill
afraid to be late and afraid to be ill
For there was another always to hire
so some how she had to hang on to retire
the pension they promised was all she desired
she'd do what she must what the company required
She bought a small house and she saved all she could
the years trudged by slowly but her hopes were good
she kept up the payments and watched her dreams grow
the time passed away so murderously slow
When finally her time had come to it's end,
the paycheck would be there on that she'd depend,
and she'd never have to go back anymore
she gleefully walked out the factory door
The trip to the doctor was only routine
till the X rays came back and on them was seen
the factory's final insult thrown at her
for all of the years that she'd had to endure
They've promised her chemo and pain medicine
but she's lost the fight and the factory's won
their promises lies, all the management said
for all of her labors she soon will be dead
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