Hello West Virginia coal miner, let me thank you for your time
But the fruits of their labor are worth more than their pay
Or the waitress, the mechanic, the policeman on patrol
You can see them every morning in the factories and the fields
Hello Kansas wheat field farmer, let me thank you for your time
In the city streets and the quiet country towns

Hello Pittsburgh steel mill workers, let me thank you for your time
You work a forty hour week for a livin',a-just to send it on down the line
Hello America let me thank you for your time

Or the one behind the counter, ringing up the sale

This is for the one who drives the big rig, up and down the road
You work a forty hour week for a livin', a-just to send it on down the line
For everyone who works behind the scenes
Working together like spokes inside a wheel
For everyone who works behind the scenes
You work a forty hour week for a livin' just to send it on down the line
Or the one out in the warehouse, bringing in the load

With a spirit you can't replace with no machine
Or the one who fights the fires, the one who brings the mail
This is for the one who swings the hammer, driving home the nail

You work a forty hour week for a livin', just to send it on down the line
Hello Detroit auto workers, let me thank you for your time
They keep this country turning around
And it's time a few of them were recognized