21 years of living under the hammer 

But there's still a chance for me 

Take my pride and traditions and country 

But i won't let them choose for me 

No i won't stay in this ditch they've dug for me 

There is another road I can take 

After 21 years of living under the hammer 

This man will never break



21 years of an iron hand

Oppression of the working class is their plan 

You might never understand 

But after 21 years you'll never break this man 



I have done my time in the factories and the sweat shops 

I know that there is something more 

But every time that i come up for air 

Another situation slams the door 

Like my father before me I have owned what I got 

Never taken anything on the dole 

When you lose your pride and give into the system 

The system steals your soul