Midwestern Town

Forced to the factory to gather his pay Trapped on the line Pain in his spine Was this planned by design Work to be done Week after week, year after year After all he feels like a slave Right now he needs a new day This cycle of life will widow his wife Should this be your life Could this be your life He walked away from a midwestern town Days of his youth gone away If he failed to find a new day Trapped in this life he will stay Home to his birthplace he fights to be loyal Father's example he'll follow with fear Locked in this prism he toils for freedom Time's running out Month after month, year after year After all he ages each year He follows his father with fear This cycle of life will widow his wife Should this be your life Could this be your life He walked away from a midwestern town Days of his youth gone away If he failed to find a new day Trapped in this life he will stay