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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jesse Dayton
Jesse Dayton
Lead Vocals
Courtney Santana
Courtney Santana
Background Vocals
Jamie Douglass
Jamie Douglass
Drums
Matt Hubbard
Matt Hubbard
Keyboards
Ted Russell Kamp
Ted Russell Kamp
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jesse Dayton
Jesse Dayton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Shooter Jennings
Shooter Jennings
Producer

Lyrics

That was then, this is now
Ain't no consolation prize for you anyhow
30 years punch in the clock
For a big steak dinner
And a fake gold watch
Yes, we're living in trouble times
Like a lone wolf workin' stiff living by your wits
You put your dreams up on the shelf
Well you're brotherhood's gone it's every man for himself
Yea, the payoff is a rip off
And the buyout well it's a sell out
And the cold call is the last call
'Cause there's nothing left to lose
Talkin' company man blues
Well, you can't shop at the mom and pop
'Cause they all went down when the corporation came to town
For what you're given, the cost of livin'
At the pumps and the store, but you still need more
Yea, the payoff is a rip off
And the buyout well it's a sell out
And the cold call is the last call
'Cause there's nothing left to lose
Talkin' company man blues
It used to take one, to know one
But we all got eaten up by the big one
Ya scream and shout, ya tough it out
But they're raising up the ladder brother you don't even matter
Well, the payoff is a rip off
And the buyout well it's a sell out
And the cold call is the last call
Because the pride comes right before the fall
There's no communion in the union
Lots of splurgers on the mergers
Well, now the white collar, is just the blue collar
Singing the same blues as the field holler
And there's a big tax on the tiny shack
With no expansion on the mansion
It's just a tricky joke on the workin' folk
'Cause they got nothing left to lose
Talkin' company man blues
Written by: Jesse Dayton

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