Looking for the working man's café   In the shopping center of the town   Looking for somewhere to fit in   In among the retail outlets      Bought a pair of new designer pants   Where the fruit and veg man used to stand   I always used to see him there   Selling old apples and pears      Chatting up the pretty girls   With knocked off goods in the van      Don't you know he was a working man?   Long ago he was a working man   And we sat in the working man's café   The working man's café      Everything around me seems unreal   Everywhere I go it looks and feels like America   We've really come a long way down this road   Improving our surroundings as we go   Changing our roots and culture but don't you know?      Long ago there was a working man   Don't you know we were all working men   And we'd sit and pass the time of day   At the working man's café?      I thought I knew you then but will I know you now?   There's gotta be a place for us to meet   I'll call you when I've found it   I only hope that life has made us a little more grounded   Hey man, I see you now      Oh, we were all working men   And here we are at the working man's café      It's really good to see us come so far   But haven't we forgotten who we are?   Taking out a larger loan   Equity relief and mortgages      We all seem to pass the time of day   Online at the Internet café   And if you forget my face   In case you've forgotten just who I am   I'm the kid with the greasy spoon   Firmly held in my hand      Don't you know I was a working man?   Long ago we were all working men   And we sat and spent the time of day   At the working man's café   Yeah, at the working man's café