I wonder how And I wonder why Without this factory Could we ever survive? I wonder who I wonder where Are faring better than those around here? I left my home And I said my goodbyes I traveled safely Though some met their demise. I work all day, I work into the night I've joined the union and I'm all right Now I lay me down to work I pray my soul won't get there first If I should die before I make it back home Please carry me home I share this cellar with five of my friends When the big bell rings, our days at an end We clear our throats from the dusty air The machinary's din we always hear Now I lay me down to work I pray my soul won't get there first If I should die before I make it back home Please carry me home Now we take ourselves and drink Our minds and bodies too tired to think If we should die before I make it back home Please carry me home Late at night as I lay in my bed The factory's lights dancing over my head They light this whole damn town, they light this whole damn place Even when we sleep, do we fall from grace? Now I lay me down to work I pray my soul won't get there first If I should die before I make it back home Please carry me home Now we take ourselves and drink Our minds and bodies too tired to think If we should die before I make it back home Please carry me home