Working Girl
Surviving Hardship: A Working Girl's Resolve
Lyrics
She's a working girl since the age of thirteen
She has been working since the age of thirteen.
I don't know how she does it, but she sure is sweet
Expressing admiration for her ability to manage work and sweetness.
Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime
She is financially struggling with no money to her name.
Doing what she's gotta do to get by
Engaged in necessary activities to survive financially.
Doing what she's gotta do to get by
Repetition of the idea that she is doing what's necessary to get by.
Family full of failures right in a line
Her family has faced repeated failures in a line.
Working to the bone till closing time
Family members work hard until closing time.
Well they probably should've known, but they don't mind
Implying that others may have known about the challenges but are accepting.
Putting dinner on the table's worth being blind
Highlighting the sacrifice of putting dinner on the table despite challenges.
Dinner on the table's worth being blind
Reiterating that putting dinner on the table is worth the sacrifice.
She's a working girl since the age of thirteen
Repetition of the idea that she has been a working girl since thirteen.
I don't know how she does it, but she sure is sweet
Reaffirming admiration for her sweetness despite her circumstances.
Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime
Reiterating her financial struggles with no money to her name.
Doing what she's gotta do to get by
Continuation of describing her engagement in necessary actions for survival.
Doing what she's gotta do to get by
Repeating the idea that she is doing what's necessary to get by.
Mama was a waitress Daddy rolled steel
Introducing the background of her parents' occupations (waitress and steelworker).
Every day at the county union mill
Describing the daily routine at the county union mill.
Well her sister turned tricks, and her brother would steal
Revealing the challenging paths taken by her sister and brother for survival.
Anything he thought worth a dollar bill
Highlighting the brother's willingness to do anything for money.
Anything he thought worth a dollar bill
Reiteration of the brother's actions for a dollar bill.
A hard living sure ain't easy
Stating that a hard life is not easy.
Easy living's even harder
Emphasizing that easy living is even more challenging.
So please just come and take me
Expressing a desire not to be a martyr despite difficulties.
I don't wanna be a martyr
Stating the unwillingness to be a martyr.
A hard living sure ain't easy
Reiteration of the challenges of hard living.
Easy living's even harder
Reiteration of the difficulty of easy living.
So please just come and take me
Reiterating the desire not to be a martyr.
I don't wanna be a martyr
Reaffirming the unwillingness to be a martyr.
She's a working girl since the age of thirteen
Repetition of her being a working girl since thirteen.
I don't know how she does it, but she sure is sweet
Reaffirming admiration for her sweetness amid challenges.
Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime
Reiterating her financial struggles with no money to her name.
Doing what she's gotta do to get by
Continuation of describing her engagement in necessary actions for survival.
She's a working girl since the age of thirteen
Repetition of her being a working girl since thirteen.
I don't know how she does it, but she sure is sweet
Reaffirming admiration for her sweetness despite her circumstances.
Not a dollar to her name, not even a dime
Reiterating her financial struggles with no money to her name.
Doing what she's gotta do to get by
Continuation of describing her engagement in necessary actions for survival.
Doing what she's gotta do to get by
Final repetition of the idea that she is doing what's necessary to get by.
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