Listen up,. we've got a war zone here today
Right in our heartland, and across the USA
These multinational b******s don't use tanks and guns it's true
But they've declared a war on us, fight back! It's up to you
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
Going to work could be the death of you and me
But we're not unarmed--Our weapon's solidarity
Jim Beals and Karen Silkwood
The list goes on and on
With every year that passes 60,000 more are gone
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
When they boost your co-pay, (it's a war on the workers!)
don't you know what to say - (it's a war on the workers!)
When they talk privatization (it's a war on the workers!)
and co-operation (it's a war on the workers!)
They call it "flexibility" (it's a war on the workers!)
But every working stiff can see (it's a war on the workers!)
When they poison our water (it's a war on the workers!)
We're like lambs at the slaughter (it's a war on the workers!)
When they foul up the air (it's a war on the workers!)
We've got to show that we care (it's a war on the workers!)
Oh, it's a war on the workers--
It's a war on public education, It's a war on child labor protections, it's a war on the 8 hour day, it's a war on occupational health & safety, a war on social security -- Now thanks to WTO it's a world wide war --
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
Right in our heartland, and across the USA
These multinational b******s don't use tanks and guns it's true
But they've declared a war on us, fight back! It's up to you
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
Going to work could be the death of you and me
But we're not unarmed--Our weapon's solidarity
Jim Beals and Karen Silkwood
The list goes on and on
With every year that passes 60,000 more are gone
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots
When they boost your co-pay, (it's a war on the workers!)
don't you know what to say - (it's a war on the workers!)
When they talk privatization (it's a war on the workers!)
and co-operation (it's a war on the workers!)
They call it "flexibility" (it's a war on the workers!)
But every working stiff can see (it's a war on the workers!)
When they poison our water (it's a war on the workers!)
We're like lambs at the slaughter (it's a war on the workers!)
When they foul up the air (it's a war on the workers!)
We've got to show that we care (it's a war on the workers!)
Oh, it's a war on the workers--
It's a war on public education, It's a war on child labor protections, it's a war on the 8 hour day, it's a war on occupational health & safety, a war on social security -- Now thanks to WTO it's a world wide war --
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
There's a war on the workers
And it's time we started calling the shots