Leaving home after dark
Driving in your land shark
What's a poor boy to do
Turning up the old twang
Working on a chain gang
Turning all your reds to blue

It's been a long time
That you've been working on the midnight shift
Another union son goes down
Boy, they're gonna miss you when you're gone

You're older 'the subway
Higher than the sky way
Smoking in between the lines
Watching for the white hats
Strike breakers, dirty rats
Trying not to lose your mind

It's been a long time
You've been working on the midnight shift
Another union son goes down
Boy, they're gonna miss you when you're gone

Between the city of dreams
And the end of the line...

Sleeping in the rust belt
You never knew how it felt
To laugh this old world away
Living off of overtime
Put your life on the line
For a buck above minimum wage

It's been a long time
You've been working on the midnight shift
Another union son goes down
Boy, they're gonna miss you when you're gone
Another union son goes down
Boy, they're gonna miss you when you're gone

Between the city of dreams
And the end of the line...