Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) Lyrics

Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) - Randy Newman
Randy Newman
Mr. President (Have Pity on the Working Man) (1974)
(Randy Newman)
From: "Good Old Boys"
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We've taken all you've given
But it's gettin' hard to make a livin'
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Mr. President have pity on the working man
We ain't asking you to love us
You may place yourself high above us
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Mr. President have pity on the working man
I know it may sound funny
But people ev'ry where are runnin' out of money
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We just can't make it by ourself
It is cold and the wind is blowing
We need something to keep us going
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Maybe you're cheap, maybe you're lyin'
Maybe you have lost your mind
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Maybe you only think about yourself
Too late to run, too late to cry now
The time has come for us to say good-bye now
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Mr. President have pity on the working man
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