| Verse | Finished Verse | Number of Words |
| Once upon a time | |
| Tommy used to work | |
| Union's | |
| He's down | |
| Gina works | |
| Working for | |
| She brings home | |
| She says we've gotta | |
| Cuz it doesn't make a difference | |
| We've got | |
| And that's | |
| We'll | |
| | Verse | Finished Verse | Number of Words |
| Whoa, we're | |
| Whoa | |
| Take my had | |
| Whoa, livin' | |
| Tommy's got | |
| Now he's | |
| What he used to make it | |
| Gina dreams of | |
| When she cries in the night | |
| We've got to hold on | |
| You live for | |
| When it's | |
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