[Intro]

Papa

They're waitin' just outside my door

This is where I make my stand

'Cause I can't stand it anymore

Papa

They have no heart and soul

But make no doubt about it

They're the ones that's in control

So, prepare yourself for a war unlike you've ever seen

Mm, this is man against machine

(Work, work, work)

[Verse 1]

Day in, day out

Bust your back and turn it out

Next mornin', do it all again

Hard job or two

So, your children won't have to

That's just the way it's always been

[Pre-Chorus]

But lately I swear the machines

Are livin' the American dream

[Chorus]

Careful calculations

Details drawn down to design

Is it really for the better

Or a better bottom line?

Don't know me from Adam

Man, it's rotten to the core

It's gonna to get reminded

Man has kicked its ass before

John Henry's 'bout to show on the scene

In this war of man against the machine

(Work, work, work)

[Verse 2]

Up early, up hill

Spend your youth to pay the bills

Each generation makes a trade

Top floor, brass tacks

Cold's the hand that holds the axe

Acts like my dues have not been paid

[Pre-Chorus]

But pay attention now when I say

Formation isn't happenin' today

[Chorus]

Careful calculations

Details drawn down to design

Is it really for the better

Or a better bottom line?

Don't know me from Adam

Man, it's rotten to the core

It's gonna to get reminded

Man has kicked its ass before

John Henry's 'bout to blow off some steam

In this war of man against the machine

(Work, work, work

Work, work, work)

[Bridge]

Papa

The power's out, the machines are down

In this world of darkness

I can still hear a sound

Papa

That sound tears us apart

'Cause I'm a machine myself

But I'm one with a workin' heart

[Chorus]

Careful calculations

Details drawn down to design

Is it really for the better

Or a better bottom line?

Don't know me from Adam

Man, it's rotten to the core

It's gonna to get reminded

Man has kicked its ass before

The gloves are off, no love lost between

This war of man against the machine

(Work, work, work) Against the machine

(Work, work, work) Against the machine

(Work, work, work) Against the machine