For everyone who works behind the scenes
For everyone who works behind the scenes
Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers, let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin',a-just to send it on down the line
But the fruits of their labor are worth more than their pay
In the city streets and the quiet country towns
Or the one behind the counter, ringing up the sale
Or the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol
Not for fame or fortune do they strive
Hello America let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line
Working together like spokes inside a wheel
Publishers: DON SCHLITZ MUSIC, MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING
Or the one out in the warehouse, bringing in the load
Hello Detroit auto workers, let me thank you for your time
There are people in this country who work hard every day
With a spirit you can't replace with no machine
This is for the one who drives the big rig, up and down the road
Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, let me thank you for your time
Or the one who fights the fires, the one who brings the mail
This is for the one who swings the hammer, driving home the nail
Songwriters: Dave Loggins, Don Schlitz, Lisa Silver
Hello West Virginia coal miner, let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin' just to send it on down the line
And it's time a few of them were recognized
You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields
They keep this country turning around
You work a forty hour week for a livin', a-just to send it on down the line