Union Man   Me and Sue, We’d moved out to the country We were doing well I was making real good money Working that 9 to 5 Down at the auto plant We had a first-rate health plan When I was a union man The men on top They gave us better contracts ‘Cause the UA Local They always watched our backs Living with no worries Assembling sports sedans Somebody always took a stand When I was a union man To our children, we made a guarantee: They’d get to go to college, unlike Sue or me But to our surprise, that dream would be postponed When they sent our jobs way down to Mexico It’s been 2 years Since the plant shut down This once-thriving city Is now a wretched ghost town There’s less loyalty To the U.S. brand Fierce competition Coming from Japan But I’ll stand proud And do the best I can Just like a union man I am a union man ©2006 Michael B. Nahmias