Work and Reward

Working man will chase the dollar
sweaty brow and soiled blue collar
Government gets in his pocket
funding waste that's on their docket

One man rolls the dice and wins
lawyers help him payoff keep
Rich get richer in spite of sins
accumulating while they sleep

Others roll the dice and loose
take it on the chin and fall
for the venture that they choose
High hopes lost and feeling small

Haves and have nots side by side
share the same air and the sun
Walk through life with shame or pride
Peace or strife when day is done

"Labor hard, you'll do alright,"
relationship seems not in sight
In and out will roll the tide
regardless of the path that's tried