The Party's for the People the Politicians Forgot

The party's for the people the politicians forgot [Intro] Carol City rain on the tin roof at 3 AM I-95 lights cutting through the humidity Publix line stretching like the wait for a raise Mama's hands sore from another double shift [Verse 1] The heat don't care about your dreams or your debt Turnpike traffic got us all in the same slow crawl Corner store on 62nd where the lottery tickets sell hope Rent's due Friday but the hours got cut again Small business owners fighting the big box on every block Teachers in Lauderhill grading papers under flickering lights Nurses clocking out but the bills keep coming in This the 305 where the workers keep the city alive But the city don't always keep the workers breathing right [Chorus] Build the party for the ones who build the towers For the ones who clean the rooms and fix the cars An American Labor Party starts in the 305 Where the sweat on the concrete writes the constitution The party's for the people the politicians forgot [Verse 2] The weight sits on your chest like the humidity at noon Healthcare costs rising faster than the ocean tide Corporate lobbyists in Tallahassee writing the rules While we punch the clock and pray the car don't break down Veterans back from overseas with no job waiting Small business owners buried in paperwork and fees The middle class is shrinking like the shade in July This the burden we carry but we don't complain Because complaining don't pay the light bill on time [Chorus] Build the party for the ones who build the towers For the ones who clean the rooms and fix the cars An American Labor Party starts in the 305 Where the sweat on the concrete writes the constitution The party's for the people the politicians forgot And we're tired of waiting for the change to come [Verse 3] Look in the mirror and see the system staring back The same face that smiles on the campaign posters But behind the eyes is the same old game Divide the workers so the owners stay on top I see it in the family house with three generations In the motel room where the AC barely works In the phone call from the collection agency The mirror shows the truth we try to ignore But ignoring it only makes the crack in the glass grow wider [Verse 4] The enemy ain't the neighbor with the different flag It's the boardroom in New York deciding our fate It's the lobbyist buying the vote with a steak dinner It's the rent hike that hits right before Christmas We fight back with every shift we clock in With every vote we cast in the humid polling place With every union card we sign in the break room The 305 don't bow easy to the machine We built this city, we'll rebuild the party too [Chorus] Build the party for the ones who build the towers For the ones who clean the rooms and fix the cars An American Labor Party starts in the 305 Where the sweat on the concrete writes the constitution The party's for the people the politicians forgot And we're done waiting, we're starting it now [Verse 5] Pass it down to the kids playing in the yard on 79th Tell them the story of how we stood up when it mattered Teach them that unity beats division every time That a party for the workers is a party for the future In the heat and the rain, in the lines and the courts We plant the seed so the next generation harvests The lesson is simple: don't let them divide us Build the party together, brick by brick, vote by vote [Outro] Carol City concrete in my veins, 305 blood Loop Build the party for the ones who build the towers. For the ones who clean the rooms and fix the cars. An American Labor Party starts in the 305. Where the sweat on the concrete writes the constitution. The party's for the people the politicians forgot.