Fifteen hours in the shop today Putting in time, honey, making my pay When I get home, baby, and my bones are tired I just want to sip my drink by the fire Cold steel showers at the thompson mill It's long hard hours making that thomspon steel If I had my way I might be next to you But there's certain things a man's gotta do Baby, what you got to understand I'm nothing if I ain't a working man Baby, what you got to understand I'm nothing if I ain't a working man I know it's hard to take it sitting down And harder still without your man around But what I'm doing here, I do for you To give you everything you need, cos you know it's true Punch my card in the morning light Once again in the dark, dark night And all I can stand of this working life Is a working man needs a loving wife Baby, what you got to understand I'm nothing if I ain't a workin man Baby, what you got to understand I'm nothing if I ain't a workin man