They don't need you around here anymore 
They made all their money now they're closing up the door 
You should feel lucky that you've had a job for so long 
They say you should have saved while you were still working so suck it up and be strong 

They asked you to take a 12% reduction in pay 
You said that you would do it but then they closed down anyway 
Their 7 digit salaries never were at risk 
Although the company was in the red their bonuses were never affected 

So get the family together this is a holiday 
Put the burgers on the barbecue and pray it don't rain 
The tough times are over cause the bad times are here 
I pray we don't lose those I wish I could escape just drowning in my beer 
Never fear - Labor Day 

What they did was really bad, the way they did it even it worse 
Last week they said they weren't gonna close down and that's for sure 
You had no warning no way to prepare 
Always lived paycheck to paycheck how can you live if a paycheck is not there 

Just a message on the answering machine, a double lock on the door 
No concern for their workers, no respect or dignity for their work 
Not even the courtesy of a couple of weeks heads up 
The message on the answering machine "Happy holidays you have no job" 

There are no jobs left in this town at least none where you can raise your kids 
All the factories they left town, all the old man bars hopped up in their stead 
A couple beers and some friends can help you forget 
They know what you're going through every family in town has gone through it 
(and are still going through it) 

You hear about it so often you become desensitized 
Everyday 2,000 have been laid off and another 500 have been downsized 
Its thousands of families who have to find a way 
To survive another Labor Day