Pete Seeger - If You Want A Better Life lyrics

If You Want a Better Life
You gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change
You'll need a union too
And if you want a union
You've got to learn to fight
'Cause when you've got a union
You've got to make it fight for you
Sittin' in the boardroom, head in your hands
Got to talk to someone, yes
You need a friend
Trouble at the factory, Trouble on the line
Tell it to the union
It's the best friend you can find

If You Want a Better Life
You gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change
You'll need a union too
And if you want a union
You've got to learn to fight
'Cause when you've got a union
You've got to make it fight for you
Sittin' in the canteen
When you're shift is done
Trouble in your life now, yes
You need someone
Changin' regulations, trouble on the ward
Take it to the union
It's what you got that union for

If You Want a Better Life
You gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change
You'll need a union too
And if you want a union
You've got to learn to fight
'Cause when you've got a union
You've got to make it fight for you
Do we stand the night in
Do we divide and fall
Is it one for one now, or is it all for all
So put the screws on, that trouble spot
And use the union
The most useful tool we've got

If You Want a Better Life
You gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change
You'll need a union too
And if you want a union
You've got to learn to fight
'Cause when you've got a union
You've got to make it fight for you
Better wages and conditions
Is that all we need?
What about the food we eat?
And the air we breath?
If you want you're union
To make a better life
You better make your union
Help to keep this world alive

If You Want a Better Life
You gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change
You'll need a union too
And if you want a union
You've got to learn to fight
'Cause when you've got a union
You've got to make it fight for you