Haynes, Warren - Company Man Lyrics






I started working here when I was twenty-one
Summer of '56
My life had just begun
Back then this place was some place to be
Thought I could grow with the company

Never took a dime
Never raised a fuss
Right is right
Even for those of us
Who make a dollar while the man makes ten
They say hard work pays off in the end

Everything I got
I got with my own hands
Never wanted to be no company man

So I kept my eyes open and my mouth shut
Saw my workload increase and my pay cut
But I bought a house
Started a family
Still had some faith in the company

Hard time's hit '67 late
Devil must've opened up the flood gates
My wife, she left me for some other guy
And in my heart I guess I always knew why

She was never gonna understand
Never wanted to be no company man

'79 brought a dose of reality
We'd all heard the rumours about the company
One day they shut us down
Throughout the south
And keeping my job meant moving out

So I got hired on at the local factory
Couldn't see uprooting my whole family
Never thought I'd be starting over at this stage
Taking shit from some punk
Half my age

No retirement
No hospital plan
Never wanted to be no company man

Long since retired, now, from the factory
Hardly ever think about the company
Kinda lonesome, now the kids are grown
Moved away
Families of their own

Got me a little house and a piece of land
Never wanted to be no company man
Sometimes in this world you gotta make a stand
Never wanted to be no company man





Other Lyrics by Artist

Rand Lyrics

Last Posts

Haynes, Warren Company Man Comments
  1. P.... ....

    Who ever it is that votes these songs down must have there tiny tiny heads screwed on backwards. Long live Warren Haynes and his band.

  2. B.... H....

    Album of the year in any body's language bit different to the Mule.

    B.... H....

    Love ABB and this album... Not a big fan of the Mule though.

  3. C.... L....

    This song sounds an awful lot like another song. Just can't think of the title.

    C.... L....

    "All Used Up" by Utah Phillips?

  4. M.... L....

    Great new songs. Shows how diverse and talented Warren is. We who ran in the same circles new he was a talent, but jessss, great venture into a style which suits him well. Good work home boy.

  5. R.... H....

    My new favorite Warren song- he said in Asheville last night, he wrote this song for his dad... way groovy!

  6. d.... m....

    Railroad Earth is also strong in their own right.  Saw RRE earlier this year and they were great. Lots of jamming.

  7. l.... h....

    <3 <3 <3

  8. J.... S....

    Country Ballad...not much of what a Blues Man stands for..fiddle, mandolin, could have had a steel guitar and made it full blown country. Sounds good...if you like modern country rock ballad's.

  9. R.... R....

    Share the lyrics PLEASE! I never wanted to be a company man.

    R.... R....

    I started working here when I was twenty-one
    Summer of '56
    My life had just begun
    Back then this place was some place to be
    Thought I could grow with the company

    Never took a dime
    Never raised a fuss
    Right is right
    Even for those of us
    Who make a dollar while the man makes ten
    They say hard work pays off in the end

    Everything I got
    I got with my own hands
    Never wanted to be no company man

    So I kept my eyes open and my mouth shut
    Saw my workload increase and my pay cut
    But I bought a house
    Started a family
    Still had some faith in the company

    Hard time's hit '67 late
    Devil must've opened up the flood gates
    My wife, she left me for some other guy
    And in my heart I guess I always knew why

    She was never gonna understand
    Never wanted to be no company man

    '79 brought a dose of reality
    We'd all heard the rumours about the company
    One day they shut us down
    Throughout the south
    And keeping my job meant moving out

    So I got hired on at the local factory
    Couldn't see uprooting my whole family
    Never thought I'd be starting over at this stage
    Taking shit from some punk
    Half my age

    No retirement
    No hospital plan
    Never wanted to be no company man

    Long since retired, now, from the factory
    Hardly ever think about the company
    Kinda lonesome, now the kids are grown
    Moved away
    Families of their own

    Got me a little house and a piece of land
    Never wanted to be no company man
    Sometimes in this world you gotta make a stand
    Never wanted to be no company man

  10. R.... R....

    Great song!

    R.... R....

    i can relate to this song