Jesse Dayton - Talkin’ Company Man Blues (Official Lyric Video)

The official lyric video for Jesse Dayton’s “Talkin’ Company Man Blues.“ Add the song to your library here: Credits: Directed & Edited by David Provan @12InchMedia Studio footage filmed by Emily Kaye Become a Jesse Dayton Hardcharger VIP to get early access to music, shows, news, merch, and more here (it’s free): Subscribe and be sure to enable all push notifications! @JesseDaytonHardcharger Follow Jesse Dayton Facebook ➢ Instagram ➢ Twitter ➢ TikTok ➢ @jessedaytonofficial Official Website ➢ Shop for Jesse Dayton music and merch: Lyrics: Written by Jesse Dayton, Hard Charger Music (BMI) That was then this is now Ain’t no consolation prize for you anyhow 30 years punchin’ the clock For a big steak dinner And a fake gold watch Yes we’re livin’ in troubled times Like a lone wolf workin’ stiff livin’ by your wits You put your dreams up on a shelf Well your brotherhood’s gone it’s every man for himself Yeah the payoff is a ripoff And the buyout well it’s a sellout And the cold call is the last call ’Cause there’s nothin’ left to lose Talkin’ company man blues Well you can’t shop at the mom and pop ’Cause they all went down when the corporation came to town For what you’re given the cost of livin’ At the pumps and the store But you still need more Yeah the payoff is a ripoff And the buyout well it’s a sellout And the cold call is the last call ’Cause there’s nothin’ left to lose Talkin’ company man blues It used to take one to know one But we all got eaten up by the big one Scream and shout ya tough it out But they’re raisin’ up the ladder brother you don’t even matter Well the payoff see it’s a ripoff And the buyout well it’s a sellout And the cold call is the last call Because the pride comes right before the fall There’s no communion in the union Lots of splurgers on the mergers Well now the white collar is just the blue collar Singin’ the same blues as the field holler And there’s a big tax on the tiny shack With no expansion on the mansion It’s just a tricky joke on the workin’ folk ’Cause they got nothin’ left to lose Talkin’ company man blues #JesseDayton #TalkinCompanyManBlues