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Artist: Billy Squier
Canonical path: /billy-squier/the-work-song
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The Work Song
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The Work Song
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You're born into life--learn to discover
They take you for life--no time to recover
Work, baby work
Roll with the mob--dance to the rhythm
Give all you got and take what you're given
Work, baby work
Hold back the pain--fight for the fever
Work for your girl--work hard to relieve her
Work, baby work
Everyday you fight with your job
Fight with your lover hold back the mob
Run for your cover
Work, baby work
Break out tonite--reach out, now don't let go
Put all your guns away
Turn out the light--reach out, now let me know
It all works out-oh yea
Life, she's a bitch--grab on to it
It ain't whatcha do, it's all how ya do it
Work, baby work
Pray to your god--never say 'never'
Run for your life if it takes you forever
Work, baby work
Don't hurry now--kick back, now take it slow
Put all your guns away
Break out tonite--tomorrow surely knows
It all works out--oh yea
Work, baby work
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Billy Squier performs "The Work Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Billy Squier catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Catch 22 and Christmas Is The Time To Say 'I Love You' with a short reason for opening each page next.
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