[Intro] They tell me this is how it's supposed to be. Mmm. Maybe where they come from. [Verse 1] Work my hands to nothing and the bills come every day, I said work my hands to nothing and the bills come every day, And the boss drives a new car while I'm counting what I pay. [Hook] Somewhere there's a country where the morning's not for sale, Where a man can feed his children and the boss don't set the scale, I ain't got a ticket, and I ain't got a car, But I know that country's out there, and it can't be far. [Verse 2] Overtime on Friday and they call it doing right, I said overtime on Friday and they call it doing right, And I'm too tired to argue and I'm too broke to fight. [Hook] Somewhere there's a country where the morning's not for sale, Where a man can feed his children and the boss don't set the scale, I ain't got a ticket, and I ain't got a car, But I know that country's out there, and it can't be far. [Guitar Solo 1] [Verse 3] Rent eats the paycheck and the rest just trickles down, I said rent eats the paycheck and the rest just trickles down, And the landlord's on the phone like he's the king and I'm the clown. [Hook] Somewhere there's a country where the morning's not for sale, Where a man can feed his children and the boss don't set the scale, I ain't got a ticket, and I ain't got a car, But I know that country's out there, and it can't be far. [Guitar Solo 2] [Verse 4] The news says times are better and the numbers look just fine, I said the news says times are better and the numbers look just fine, But the numbers never met me at the corner of the line. [Hook] Somewhere there's a country where the morning's not for sale, Where a man can feed his children and the boss don't set the scale, I ain't got a ticket, and I ain't got a car, But I know that country's out there, and it can't be far. [Outro] I ain't never seen it. But I keep it in my pocket. And a man can't fight for a country he can't imagine.