Facing the world ain't easy   When there isn't anything going   Standing at the corner waiting   Watching time go by      Will I go to work today   Or shall I bide my time      'Cause when I see that union man   Walking down the street   He's the man who decides   If I live or I die, if I starve or I eat      Then he walks up to me   And the sun begins to shine   Then he walks right past and I know   That I've got to get back in the line      Now I think of what my mama told me   She always said that it would never ever work out   But all I want to do is make some money   And bring you home some wine      But I don't ever want you to see me   Standing in that line      'Cause that union man's   Got such a hold over me   He's the man who decides   If I live or I die, if I starve or I eat      Then he walks up to me   And the sun begins to shine   Then he walks right past and I know   That I've got to get back in the line      Get back, get back   Get right back in the line