Back Up Against the Wall

Rock gets hot, now she can't stop

She's a lot, a lot like a robot

And she can't be bought and her nerves are shot

And she starts to rot from the inside out

She said "I don't need you to save me

But there's people here trying to blame me

And there's no jobs that will pay me

Enough to feed my family"

And I got my back up against the wall

And I got my back up against the wall

And no one hears her call

'Cause there's no one there at all

And I got my back up against the wall

Alarm clock ringing, fools are chipping

Promises are broken, yeah, jobs are leaving

And the sky is darkening and the landlord's stepping

But the bus is splitting and I won't be regretting

And there's no more jobs here, no more love here

No more room here for me

And there's no more jobs here

Only misery here for me and my family

And I got my back up against the wall

And I got my back up against the wall

And no one hears her call

'Cause there's no one there at all

And I got my back up against the wall

Now where have all the good times gone

Alright, alright, alright, alright

But something here is going wrong

Alright, alright, alright, alright

Why even bother when you're getting clobbered?

Nowhere is safe and sound

Off the sweat they will profit, youth they will rob it

And they'll grind you down to the ground

Oh we all got big dreams now

The new factory just shut down

And there's not enough to go around

And they'll grind you down to the ground

And I got my back up against the wall

And I got my back up against the wall

And no one hears her call

'Cause there's no one there at all

And I got my back up against the wall