Dignity - Katey Sagal

He ain’t crazy, he ain’t dumb

Don’t call him lazy, he’s the unfortunate one

Lost his job, when the plant closed down

Was about Christmas time, now there’s no work to be found

And like so many leaves we keep on walking by

We don’t notice the pain in our brother’s eyes

Oh, every mother’s son, every single one

Has the right to dignity

Oh, every shattered dream, every soul in need

Has the right to dignity

What you gonna do with your babies

Home of the brave, land of the free

Nobody’s asking for what ain’t theirs

Just their dignity

Now she’s angry, she worked all day

Rent is due, she don’t have enough to pay

She once lived out the American dream

Said «nothin' bad’s ever gonna happen to me»

And like so many stones that we throw away

She’s got nothin' left for a rainy day

Oh, every mother’s son, every single one

Has the right to dignity

Oh, every shattered dream, every soul in need

Has the right to dignity

What you gonna do with your babies

Home of the brave, land of the free

Nobody’s asking for what ain’t theirs

Just their dignity

And I call it a human thing

And it comes from inside

Oh yes it’s this human thing

To want to be warm in the night

Oh, every mother’s son, every single one

Has the right to dignity

Oh, every shattered dream, every soul in need

Has the right to dignity

What you gonna do with your babies

Home of the brave, land of the free

Nobody’s asking for what ain’t theirs

Just their dignity