Name: Mr. Ford
Duration: P00H05M04S
Description: Family man doing whatever it takes. A love song. Set during the Great Depression, but it could be any time.

Mr. Ford

from Halfway To NowHere by Jack McTamney

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Family man doing whatever it takes. A love song. Set during the Great Depression, but it could be any time.

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well, i've come all the way from new mexico
cuz, i couldn't make my rent
that was almost twelve months ago
and i'm still outside of your fence
well, i've got six kids that i've got to feed
and a wife i've left far behind
and i'll prove that i am the man that you need
if you'll give me one shot on your line

chorus:
please, mr.ford won't you give me a chance
and i'll earn every cent of my pay
heaven awaits me in your auto plant
and i'm worth the four dollars a day

verse:
when i met my wife she was so beautiful
so young so fair and so bold
now she's skin and bone and dressed in rags
and the hard labor's taken it's toll
now i've heard some talk being bandied around
how you don't treat your workers fair
but i won't have none of `em putting you down
cuz, you're my only prayer

chorus:
please, mr.ford won't you give me a chance
and i'll earn every cent of my pay
heaven awaits me in your auto plant
and i'm worth the four dollars a day

verse:
so many nights i've laid by this fence
so much pain i have seen
why some haven't any while some have it all
well it makes no sense to me

chorus:
please, mr.ford won't you give me a chance
and i'll earn every cent of my pay
heaven awaits me in your auto plant
and i'm worth the four dollars a day
yes i'm worth four dollars a day
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from Halfway To NowHere, released February 28, 2021

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