Prophetstown
By: jesuisprest
Duration
4:04
Description
I'm trying to make a living in Illinois for my family. It's hard to get a job in Prophetstown.
Lyrics
Prophetstown I just came back from Prophetstown earned my money gonna lay me down Out of luck and unemployed factory worker of Illinois I got to do the things I can I gotta be the man I am I’ve got to leave, this promised land Factory closed about a month ago Production moved south to Mexico Company purchased in an LBO now the Japanese are running the show I got to do the things I can I gotta be the man I am I’ve got to leave this promised land I’m just a man from Illinois taking care of my little boy Don’t tell me promises or sell me lies We’ve gotta make this country all right Young man and his family moved into Prophetstown community Looking for work that he’ll never find nobody’s hiring from the unemployment line. I got to do the things I can I gotta be the man I am I’ve got to leave this promised land Governor how do you feed a family? Trapped in Prophetstown’s economy Don’t want to grow old before my age Don’t want to be a sta-tis-tic on the o-bit-uary page I got to do the things I can I gotta be the man I am I’ve got to leave this promised land I got to do the things I can I gotta be the man I am I’ve got to leave this promised land
