"Factory Blues" lyrics

"Factory Blues"

Don't the sun look lonesome shinin' down through the trees?
Don't the sun look lonesome shinin' down through the trees?
But the sun's seen everybody, doubt if she remembers me

Well, the streetlights are still shinin' but the sky is turnin' blue
Well, the streetlights are still shinin' but the sky's turnin' blue
Soon the people will be risin', doin' what they always do

Oh, I hear that little morning alarm clock and it's ringin' on down the street
Oh, I hear that little morning alarm clock and it's ringin' on down the street
Sayin', "You better get up you people, it's time you're on your feet"

Everybody's risin' and puttin' on their factory shoes
Everybody's risin' and puttin' on their factory shoes
I'm glad I'm still layin' in bed now, haven't got the factory blues

Go round again, keep goin'

Well, the streetlights are still shinin' but the sky is turnin' blue
Well, the streetlights are still shinin' but the sky's turnin' blue
Soon the people will be risin', doin' what they always do

Oh, I hear that little morning alarm clock and it's ringin' on down the street
Oh, I hear that little morning alarm clock and it's ringin' on down the street
Sayin', "You better get up you people, it's time you're on your feet"

Everybody's risin' and puttin' on their factory shoes
Everybody's risin' and puttin' on their factory shoes
I'm glad I'm still layin' in bed now, haven't got the factory blues
I'm glad I'm still layin' in bed now, haven't got the factory blues


album: "Sweet Old World" (1992)
Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World album cover
Drivin' Down A Dead End Street
("This Sweet Old World" Reissue Track)
Factory Blues
("This Sweet Old World" Reissue Bonus Track)
What You Don't Know
("This Sweet Old World" Reissue Bonus Track)
Wild And Blue
("This Sweet Old World" Reissue Bonus Track)
Dark Side Of Life
("This Sweet Old World" Reissue Bonus Track)
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