Ministry - All Day

well i'm hiding my eyes from the morning sun
and i keep on working till the work is all done
but a voice in my head keeps ticking away
as the sweat's hosed down from yet another day
well he works hard
and he lives hard
and he breaks his back without nothing to gain
while the boss man sits around and drinks champagne

all day (you work and you work and you work and)
in life, there's just one transition
all day (you work and you work and you work and)
in life, there's just one decision

well i'm peeling the blisters off my working hand
is that what it takes to make you understand?
that it's something you read, not something you meant
to be slaving away without a shred of integrity
he worked hard
and he lived hard
and he broke his back without nothing to say
while the man in control was just laughing away

all day (you work and you work and you work and)
in life, there's just one transition
all day (you work and you work and you work and)
in life, there's just one decision

was it something you read?
was it something you meant?
was it something you said?
or was it heaven sent?

all day (you work and you work and you work and)
in life, there's just one transition
all day (you work and you work and you work and)
in life, there's just one decision

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[AnthonyWW68]

Weird. I just bought this CD yesterday! Wanted to share with my friends on Facebook.  Thanks for "just" posting this! Truly an awesome song.

[NewDreams4Old]

I don't get how people down early Ministry. Most don't even listen to it, but rather suck up to Al and kiss his ass by agreeing with him. I don't care what people think, I liked With Sympathy, and this song really kicks ass. Ministry is a land mark band. I would rather listen to this than the super fast overkilled speed guitars bullshit of their new music.

[marchofthestrogg]

I read the lyrics to this song, its got a working class feel to it.......i think so personally anyway. Reminds me of my fuckin job.

[woombroom69]

@nagmashdriver Yes it is from the movie "Full metal jacket" they sample from that movie on a couple of song's

[Carloshll726]

Ministry were truly a gift from the industrial gods, man!!!

[nagmashdriver]

Does anybody know where the military cadence calling comes from? I presume it is from a film, but I can't find anything about it on the web.

[nevets4ever]

I remember Ministry being played on WLIR (New York) back in the 1980s. Like many back then we all thought they were from the UK - I mean they sounded British and who else could be this inventive with music. We had no Web to look things up.....everything was left to one's imagination.

[VikingFront91]

Total 80's

Ministry is a real evolutionist music

Jourgensen know how to adapt in the tendencies

[242masterhit]

b side: everyday is halloween



[dlkinnc]

Does anyone know what was on the B side of this 12" ?

[g0thicangy]

weltklasse