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An anthem for the baby-boomers hit hard by the recession and the banking-GREED crisis that wiped out savings and killed jobs across America. And to think the investment bankers consider themselves "survivors".

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Die Workin' - Words & Music by Darrell Elmer Rodgers

Well I used to dream of liesure, just the wife and me
Gonna' travel round the country, in a big R.V.
Well I'm finally back to work now, but it's only minimum wage.
The only American dream I can afford at my age (is)

Die Workin', Die Workin'

It's just a rough thing, for any working man.
It’s the long-term, under-employed, retirement plan.

Die Workin', Die Workin', Die Workin', Die Workin'

Well I used to build those rockets, that carried man to outerspace.
Now I'm stocking shelves at night, In this big warehouse place.
Early morning hours, delivering papers door to door.
It was fun when I was twelve man, but I ain't a kid no more.

Die Workin', Die Workin'

It's just a rough thing, for any working man.
It’s the long-term, under-employed, retirement plan.

Die Workin', Die Workin', Die Workin', Die Workin'

I've seen them in the paper, and on the TV news.
Those rich investment bankers, who sang the poor me blues.
They think they're survivors, with those millions they received.
But I think they're just liars, that the Government believed

As I Die Workin', Die Workin'

It's just a rough thing, for any working man.
It’s the long-term, under-employed, retirement plan.

Die Workin', Die Workin', Die Workin', Die Workin'

Yes it is the dream destroyed, for any working man.
It’s the long-term, under-employed, retirement plan

Die Workin', Die Workin', Die Workin'
If I'm Lucky, I'll Die Workin'!

Copyright 2012 Darrell Elmer Rodgers

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from Woodstock Generation (album), track released August 1, 2014
Darrell Elmer Rodgers - vocals, slide guitar, harmonica, and programmed drums
Rick Heyman - bass

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Darrell Elmer Rodgers Las Cruces, New Mexico

Darrell Elmer Rodgers is a veteran singer-songwriter. He has been called the Bard of the Baby-Boomers for songs that celebrate his generation's life and times.

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