Well I work like a dog on the midnight shift Where I'm a number not a name So many times I've wanted to quit And break loose from these chains But I've got a family waitin' back home And they all depend on me For the clothes they wear upon their backs And the shoes on their feet I'm an uncommon man that nobody sees I pay my way every working day no one carries me My blood sweat and tears are etched upon this land I'm just an ordinary uncommon man Mr Congressman Mr Senator I think you oughta know You can't pretend I don't exist and expect to get my vote All I want is what is fair I'm not one to complain If you'll just show me some respect then I'll show you the same I'm an uncommon man... My neck may be a little red my collar may be blue I'll meet anybody half the way but I'm nobody's fool I'm an uncommon man... Well I'm just an ordinary uncommon man