Joe And The Button Factory Lyrics

My name is Joe and I work in a button factory

I got a wife, a kid, a dog and a family

One day my boss came up to me said

"Joe, I'm sorry, we got to let you go you know, it's the economy..."

My name is Joe and I worked in a button factory

Got sacked but couldn't tell my wife or my family

So every morning I still head to the city

Always end up in a bar drinking my reality

And everyday I'm getting closer

To pulling the trigger and doing myself in

But that's one button I can't bring myself to push

So instead I drink

My name is Joe and I used to work in a button factory

Until a bar fight and a judge done sent me here

If I behave I can see my wife and my family

Till then I'm pushing buttons for the jail of the county

And every day I'm getting closer

To slitting my wrists and doing myself in

But that's one button I can't bring myself to push

So instead I sing

It's Joe and the button factory

It's Joe and the button factory

It is Joe, the wife, the kid, the dog, and the button factory

It is Joe, the job, the dream, the fall, and the button factory

It is Joe, the judge, the bottle, the cell, and the button factory

It is Joe, the wait, the hope, the rest, and the button factory

It's… Joe