[Verse 1]
I hired on back in '85
February 28
They stuck me on that midnight shift
It became the job that I loved to hate

[Verse 2]
Met a girl and we said our vows
Tried for a kid, ended up with two
Now it seems that they're shuttin' this town down
What am I supposed to do?

[Chorus]
What am I supposed to do, Lord?
What am I supposed to do?
When this is all I have ever know
What am I supposed to do?

[Verse 3]
I reside on the northeast side
Where the family settled back in '33
I sold the car just to save the house
It's gettin' hard to hold on to anything

[Verse 4]
Well them union boys, they made some noise
In the end, they had to feed their families too
Them dues I paid, they can't help me now
So what am I supposed to do?

[Chorus]
What am I supposed to do, Lord?
What am I supposed to do?
When this is all I have ever known
What am I supposed to do?

[Verse 5]
I sit by as the city slowly dies
And I wonder about my fate
All the sympathy on the evening news
I've had about all I can take

[Verse 6]
I'm forty-five and I've got no place to hide
I've got nothing left to lose
Is this what I get after all that I gave?
What am I supposed to do?

[Chorus]
What am I supposed to do, Lord?
What am I supposed to do?
When this is all I have ever know
What am I supposed to do?

[Chorus]
What am I supposed to do, Lord?
What am I supposed to do?
When this is all I have ever know
What am I supposed to do?