Folioing (?) among my way
Working on the railroad to earn my pay
All day long, I strike and pound
As I try! try! try!
To put stakes into the ground
Everyday the same old thing
Same ol' every hammer that I go swing
Massive throbbing in my brain and it's
Drive! Drive! Driving me insane
All in all I'm just
Another cog in the machine
All my live I've slaved for
Angry war that's never seen
Doubt that I'll get out of here
But lord knows I can dream
Something more than being just
Another cog in the machine
Carry on is what they say
Telling us we'll see our labor's fruits one day
Soon this rail will take men far
As they drive! drive! drive for big bucks' cause
So we work to pave the way
A better tomorrow, but a harsh today
Still I feel to see the light
As we drive! drive! drive all through the night
All in all I'm just
Another cog in the machine
All my live I've slaved for
Angry war that's never seen
I can't keep from wondering
Just what does it all mean
Something more than being just
Another cog in the machine
All in all I'm just
Another cog in the machine
We can't all be royalty
Or blaze the silver screen (?)
I was born to be
Another cog in the machine
Caring for my family
On me they all can lean
Working hard but living for
The moments in between
In the end, each one of us
Is just a cog in the machine
Working on the railroad to earn my pay
All day long, I strike and pound
As I try! try! try!
To put stakes into the ground
Everyday the same old thing
Same ol' every hammer that I go swing
Massive throbbing in my brain and it's
Drive! Drive! Driving me insane
All in all I'm just
Another cog in the machine
All my live I've slaved for
Angry war that's never seen
Doubt that I'll get out of here
But lord knows I can dream
Something more than being just
Another cog in the machine
Carry on is what they say
Telling us we'll see our labor's fruits one day
Soon this rail will take men far
As they drive! drive! drive for big bucks' cause
So we work to pave the way
A better tomorrow, but a harsh today
Still I feel to see the light
As we drive! drive! drive all through the night
All in all I'm just
Another cog in the machine
All my live I've slaved for
Angry war that's never seen
I can't keep from wondering
Just what does it all mean
Something more than being just
Another cog in the machine
All in all I'm just
Another cog in the machine
We can't all be royalty
Or blaze the silver screen (?)
I was born to be
Another cog in the machine
Caring for my family
On me they all can lean
Working hard but living for
The moments in between
In the end, each one of us
Is just a cog in the machine