What is your American creed?
Extraneous, dangerous, necessary
Some people die chasing their dreams
Some people own these dreams
Some people make them
A tired old man stands with his hammer
He prods and smacks the hot piece of metal laying in front of him
He has to wonder if it’s all been worth it
The old man leaves the factory
He doesn’t feel well today
A little feeling in his stomach drives him nuts
An old dream of baseball still hangs in the den
With a quick aversion the old man heads for bed
What really is success?
Is it just about money?
That can’t be all
Day in and day out, the loud bangs of metal ring through the man's ears
Day in and day out, the loud bangs of life ring through the man's ears
But one day there’s a switch
The old man retires
He walks away
Never to be seen again
Where does he go?
The man returns to his safe place
Away from all the loud noise
He sits at a table, he is surrounded by his family
He looks around him and thinks about what he sees
He sees a loving wife of 70 years
He sees an engineer running a business
He sees an executive of a big oil company
He sees a school teacher making a great impact
He sees a soldier who fought for our country
The old man gets happy
He congratulates himself on having done it
The old man has paved the way for his future family
They could be the president
All because he worked in that factory
