8 –
We Learn From the Past
Recorded by:
Ryan Williams
From the Album:
We Fight To Heal
Lyrics and notesC Am G
Well Stanik said he wants us back to work but we're still out here
C Em
locked out, on the picket line, though it's hard, we persevere
Am Em
We've been willing to work, but they kicked us out the door
C Em F G C
It's just another chapter in the epic novel of class war
CHORUS:
G F C
Oh they take and take and take, while we give and give and give
G F C
and when we ask for our share, they crack us with the whip
Am G Em
But power comes in numbers and there's more of us than them
C G F C
So spread the word and hold the line, and never, I said never, give in
C Am G
They bargain for their bottom line while we bargain for our kids
C Em
Our families welfare at stake, our lives spent around carcinogens
Am Em
While theirs are filled with earnings and the profit margin grows
C Em F G C
So we stand together and show that power comes from below
C Am G
We look towards the future while we learn from the past
C Em
If we take the bait they offer then our kids will end up trapped
Am Em
In a far worse situation with far worse demands
C Em F G C
so as they push us we need to all together take a stand
C Em
Give us our jobs, give us our pay, our pensions, and our health
Am Em Am
we brought you through the hard times, it's been us who've brought you
G
wealth
C Em
Unlike your greedy motives that lead you to rob us blind
Am G F G C
Our fight is honest, for our lives, with nothing to hide behind
