Words and music by geddy lee and alex lifeson I get up at seven, yeah And i go to work at nine I got no time for livin' Yes, i'm workin' all the time It seems to me I could live my life A lot better than i think i am I guess that's why they call me They call me the workin' man They call me the workin' man I guess that's what i am I get home at five o'clock And i take myself out a nice, cold beer Always seem to be wond'rin' Why there's nothin' goin' down here It seems to me I could live my life A lot better than i think i am I guess that's why they call me They call me the workin' man They call me the workin' man I guess that's what i am Well they call me the workin' man I guess that's what i am