In a room all a lone wai ting by the te le pho o o one with a tear in his eye a pen in his han a a and so be gan the dia a- ry of the work ing man He'd been poor man all his li fe were ri i i ight Some stran ger takes his wo man a way Yeaaaah if he'll see ee her oh a day Oh a -no -ther day -------------------------> But time has come and it was right In all alone It was a cold and rai -ny ni waiting by the -i -i -ight And he thought for sure she would fo With a tear in his eye a -o -o -llow pen in his hand But it won't be the same no So began the to -mor -row diary of a working man Now here's the band glo -o -ry bound He's a poor all his life In a pool of dream a -bout to drawn Then may -be to -mo -rrow thin -ings will work out ri -i -i -ight Oh oh will wo -ork out ri -i -i -ight He walked with swee -ty hands May -be ther're be a change in pla -a -a -ans with a tear in his eye a gun in his han a a and So ends the dia a- ry of the work ing man man