Woke up one day

and made his way down

to the water front as he

did all the days

in his 44 years

as longs as the ships made it in


stands for a cause

stands for a union

for another day is gone

a dying breed of workers

who lived to carry on

who died for the age that we're in


in a cloudy haze

the fog drifted in

and men wore his colors

who chose to begin

as a younger man

working through his days

to carry home the food

to carry home the pay


woke up one day

and made his way down

to the water front as he

did all the days

in his 44 years

as long the ships made it in


the best day was the one

milestone in a marathone

on that oakland waterfront

well deserved reward

for a hard working one

served and now deserves

whats to come


in a cloudy haze

the fog drifted in

and men wore his colors

who chose to begin

as a older man

working through every day

to carry home the food

to carry home the pay


we all have a cause

worth waging war

worth making peace to keep

we all have a love

whatever that is

or whom is thee to seek

there comes a day

if were lucky enough

and the cards fall our way, i pray

to sit with the birds

and take the boots off


to sit with the birds

and take the boots off