Hard Miles
A song by Phil Cohen(c)1997 Phil Cohen
The organizing trail is a hard life my friend
You stand at the gate in the rain and the wind
And the scabs walk by and they threaten your life
From the first of the morning 'till late in the night
From the first of the morning 'till late in the night
I've been many hard miles but one thing I know
There's towns with a union where there was none before
There's towns with a union where there was none before
You knock on the door of the folks where they live
To see if support for the union they'll give
And you're so far from home and you're too tired to stand
Yet you walk that line with a sign in your hand
Yet you walk that line with a sign in your hand
I've been many hard miles but one thing is clear
There's folks standing tall who once lived in fear
There's folks standing tall who once lived in fear
There's many a fool on the company side
And many a good man who just works the line
And many good people get brought to their knees
And many a promise gets lost in the breeze
And many a promise gets lost in the breeze
I've been many hard miles but one thing I'll swear
The union is a light in the face of despair
The union is a light in the face of despair
The union is a light in the face of despair
Notes
Many thanks to Phil Cohen for permission to add this song to the Union Songs
site.
Hard Times will be one of the songs on Phil's new CD.
For the past ten years, Phil has been a lead organizer and troubleshooter for
UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees)
For more information visit Phil's web site: Hard Miles Music
Phil writes: "There was a really nice article about my work in Australia's Green
Left
Weekly (8/12 issue) which you can check out at:
http://www3.silas.unsw.edu.au/~greenlft/1998/328/328p21.htm
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