Working At The Factory

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Davray Music Ltd.

Chord file

Lyrics:

All my life, I've been a workin' man
When I was at school they said that's all you'll ever understand
No profession, I didn't figure in their plans
So they sent me down the factory to be a workin' man

All I lived for, all I lived for
All I lived for was to get out of the factory
Now I'm here seemingly free, but working at the factory

Then music came along and gave new life to me
And gave me hope back in 1963
The music came and set me free
From working at the factory

All I lived for, all I lived for
Was to get out of the factory
All I lived for, all I lived for
Was to get out of the factory

Never wanted to be like everybody else
But now there are so many like me sitting on the shelf
They sold us a dream but in reality
It was just another factory
I made the music, thought that it was mine
It made me free, but that was in another time
But then the corporations and the big combines
Turned musicians into factory workers on assembly lines

All we live for, all we live for
All we live for is to get out of the factory
We made the music to set ourselves free
From working at the factory

All my life I've put in a working day
Now it's sign the contract, get production on the way

Take the money, make the music pay
Working at the factory
All I lived for was to get out of the factory

Never wanted to be like everybody else
But now there are so many like me sitting on the shelf
They sold us a dream that in reality
Was just another factory

Working at the factory

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix, recorded Jun-Jul 1986 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Think Visual Nov 1986 UK London 828 030-2 CD
Think Visual 17 Nov, 1986 UK London LONLP 27 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Think Visual 24 Nov, 1986 USA MCA MCA-5822 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Think Visual Jan 1987 USA MCA MCAD-5822 CD
How Are You/Working At The Factory 1 Jun, 1987 USA MCA MCA-53093 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
Lost And Found (1986-89) 27 Aug, 1991 USA MCA MCAD-10338 CD


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