[Intro]
[Verse]
Breaking my back six days a week
On a dead end track and gettin off cheap
Payin me as little as the law will allow
I m so blessed at all I been given
But my mama love sittin you call this a livin
Barely scrappin by until now
[Chorus]
Cause everybody s gettin a raise today
They finally caved on the minimum wage
An honest days work for an honest days pay
Everybody s gettin a raise today
[Verse]
Every day just do as I m told
It s okay if you never strike gold
All I ve ever wanted is what s fair
So many poor in a land so strong
We been prisoners of war for way too long
Finally gettin a piece of our share
[Chorus]
Cause everybody s gettin a raise today
They finally caved on the minimum wage
An honest days work for an honest days pay
Everybody s gettin a raise today
[Solo]
[Verse]
Keep on trying to make ends meet
They keep lyin up and down wall street
Seems to be a war we ll never win
Just keep callin for blood sweat and tears
But our voice kept fallin upon deaf ears
Glad to see their finally givin in
[Chorus]
Cause everybody s gettin a raise today
They finally caved on the minimum wage
An honest days work for an honest days pay
Everybody s gettin a raise today
N.C.
Everybody s gettin a raise today
[Outro]