They don't need you around here anymore 

They made all their money now they're closing up the door 

You should feel lucky that you've had a job for so long 

They say you should have saved while you were still working so suck it up and be strong 



They asked you to take a 12% reduction in pay 

You said that you would do it but then they closed down anyway 

Their 7 digit salaries never were at risk 

Although the company was in the red their bonuses were never affected 



So get the family together this is a holiday 

Put the burgers on the barbecue and pray it don't rain 

The tough times are over cause the bad times are here 

I pray we don't lose those I wish I could escape just drowning in my beer 

Never fear - Labor Day 



What they did was really bad, the way they did it even it worse 

Last week they said they weren't gonna close down and that's for sure 

You had no warning no way to prepare 

Always lived paycheck to paycheck how can you live if a paycheck is not there 



Just a message on the answering machine, a double lock on the door 

No concern for their workers, no respect or dignity for their work 

Not even the courtesy of a couple of weeks heads up 

The message on the answering machine "Happy holidays you have no job" 



There are no jobs left in this town at least none where you can raise your kids 

All the factories they left town, all the old man bars hopped up in their stead 

A couple beers and some friends can help you forget 

They know what you're going through every family in town has gone through it 

(and are still going through it) 



You hear about it so often you become desensitized 

Everyday 2,000 have been laid off and another 500 have been downsized 

Its thousands of families who have to find a way 

To survive another Labor Day