Workin' man, workin' 9 to 5 Can't call in sick or his family won't survive And though they pray there's bills still to pay Workin' man, there's got to be another way Everybody's got the same old hard luck story It's just a hard luck, hard luck story The times we live in are confusin' as hell Oil companies say there's nothin' left in the well They take our money and live high on the hog Help us Mr. President or ain't that your job It's just another hard luck, hard luck story It's just another hard luck, hard luck story Wake up in the morning, you can taste the air Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Lord, it just ain't fair They tell us this and they tell us that But, it all melts down to the same old fact It's just another in a long line Of hard luck stories It's a hard luck, hard luck story It's a hard luck, hard luck story