In a room all alone waiting by the telephone
With a tear in his eye and a pen in his hand
So begins the diary of a working man
Hed been poor man all his life
And just when things were going right
Some stranger takes his woman away
He doesnt know if hell see, oh, another day
Oh, another day
Time has come and he was right,
It was a cold and rainy night
And he thought for sure she would follow
But it wont be the same, no tomorrow
Now heres a man glory bound
In a pool of dreams about to drown
If he can just get through this night
Then maybe tomorrow things will work out right
Oh, will work out right
Well, with the pain in his blood
Hed love to take her if he could
And as he wakes with a scream
To only its just reality
He woke with sweaty hands
Maybe therell be a change in plans
With a tear in his eye and a gun in his hand
So ends the diary of a workingman