Twenty five years on the factory floor,
George was quiet, George was strong,
He had a family that treated him like a king.

The lifeblood of a coastal town,
The one place for sons and fathers,
Its going to have to move with the times.

They thank George for his years of service,
And tell him its time he was moving on,
He says "Im fifty seven years old, where am I gonna go?"

I was born and I will die in this town
I was born and I will die in this town.

Twenty five years on the factory floor
Twenty five years on the factory floor,
I want twenty five more.

He signing on, because there's nothing else,
proud man in a desperate time,
He doesn't want to be a burden.
They tell him "George, your going back to school, you're gonna learn how to use [bad word] 
We'll make a modern man of you yet".
He says "Im made of sinew and bone, I pay my way with my sweat
If I cant keep my family warm then kill me now".

I was born and I will die in this town
I was born and I will die in this town

Twenty five years on the factory floor
Twenty five years on the factory floor
I want twenty five more.

He was always an operator, never begging from no one, he just wants to go back where he belongs.
He was never an aggravator, never begging from no one, he just wants to go back where he belongs.

I'll see you when I get back home
I'll see you when I get back home.