21 years of living under the hammer But there's still a chance for me Take my pride and traditions and country But i won't let them choose for me No i won't stay in this ditch they've dug for me There is another road I can take After 21 years of living under the hammer This man will never break 21 years of an iron hand Oppression of the working cla** is their plan You might never understand But after 21 years you'll never break this man I have done my time in the factories and the sweat shops I know that there is something more But every time that i come up for air Another situation slams the door Like my father before me I have owned what I got Never taken anything on the dole When you lose your pride and give into the system The system steals your soul