National Steal

[couchgrouch]

National StealLike my father and uncles I go to workat a steel mill just outside Pittsburghmy boy's got iron in his blood like meI thought he'd learn my trade when he turned eighteenbut lately there's been a hiring freezeword is the best work's headed overseasone guy had to teach a foreigner his old jobhe punched out after twelve years feeling robbedit's a national stealwe're being ripped offjobs're being shipped offto faraway landsjust remember this countrywasn't built with corp'rate moneybut with hope and calloused handsbut now in fact'ries and fieldsit's a national stealit's a national stealDad say Uncle Joe's a high school janitorcos his old job caught a cool wind to Canadahe barely gets by with his take home payhe's afraid they'll take his home awayit's a national stealwe're being ripped offjobs're being shipped offto faraway landsjust remember this countrywasn't built with corp'rate moneybut with hope and calloused handsbut now in fact'ries and fieldsit's a national stealit's a national stealI play steel guitar in a local bandand buddy, I'll be damnedthat thing was made in Japanit's a national stealwe're being ripped offjobs're being shipped offto faraway landsjust remember this countrywasn't built with corp'rate moneybut with hope and calloused handsbut now in fact'ries and fieldsit's a national stealit's a national stealit's a national steal(c)2004 Robert George