They say they come once in a lifetime, but do they
Really is that the only time a nice job will swing your way
Feels more like meat thrown in the air for a hungry bird fight
Is it really worth the battle to chase the bait for a bite
Most decide to leave one for another chasing that higher dollar
At the bottom of a new corporate latter wearing that blue collar
You put down what taste familiar for another cup
It sounds like an opportunity until you realize what's up
A brand new environment with a whole new set of rules
Feeling the shoes of an employee that was used and abused
It must have been opportunity for them at one time
What's the real reason for posting the "We're Hiring Now" sign.
They say,
nothing stays the same forever.
I say,
please stay the same until I die.
Those companies come along, when the markets wright
the profit goes away, when books aren’t sound
Our jobs come along, when they want height
the work goes away, because of the pound
Our life’s come along, by day and night
our freedom goes away, when we are bound
Those problems come along, for us to fight
your health goes away, with all your mite
Utility companies are unforgiving.
Relentless.
Mean.
Money-grubbing.
Nasty.
Then they add taxes.
Dirty coal tax.
Tuesday wash day tax.
Dog scratching tax.
Garbage day tax.
Always adding to your bill.
Never letting up.
I hate utility companies.
Others do too.
But can we eliminate them?
Apparently not.
Pity the Poor Tobacco Companies
By Elton Camp
Oh, how much to be preferred was the former day
When government didn’t tell business what to say
With the regulations on ads the government’s givin’
It’s hard for honest cigarette sellers to make a livin’
Libelous scientific studies just keep on pouring out
On the safety of smoking to cast most serious doubt
Then the big government stuck its nose into things
And demands on advertising very unfairly brings
“You can’t advertise on TV or to kids anymore
For your unhealthy products we surely do abhor.”
Concern for free speech it showed most total lack
And required warnings be put right onto the pack
The audacity of such action can anyone believe
They have a right the trusting public to deceive
Tobacco smokers have a right to pollute the air
So about the rights of the sellers we should care
It’s not like they are producing illegal meth
To avoid exposure you can hold your breath
My hands are sore and cracked
So its the yellow gloves now
At home with hands in water_
Doing daily mundane chores
Fix meals, feed the animals
Pet the dog, brush the cats
Wash the clothes_enough of that
In kitchen hands in water
Those yellow gloves just don't fit
The odor that emits from them
Terrible_then it stays__stays
A pity perfume leaves fast
What I need to do is sell
Perfume companies the secret
Companies are open for business as usual,
eventhough the economical reports are
filled with doom and gloom,
An infusion of cash is what they lack,
while bill collectors flank their backs,
Open, quiet and empty,
seems to be corporations' destiny,
Whatever happened to the land of
good and plenty,
The grim reaper has overtaken many
lives, while Americans struggle to survive,
The holidays are on the horizon and the citizens'
morales are bleak,
Who will sustain the companies, so they last
more than a few weeks?
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