Flip a switch and that power travels down that copper line. Just so you can see in the dark and feel safe. There was a time all that copper came from all those Butte montana mines over a Mile deep in this small valley, they hammered that rock. Working those 12 hour shifts, seven days a week. Just so you can flip a switch. This little mining town was called the richest hill on earth. A rough and rowdy mining town like no where else. So flip that switch and turn on that light. Because of these brave men, we have that right. Then look to the light and give thanks to these brave hardworking families that made possible to just flip that switch. No one speaks of the hard 12 hour shifts. Hazards of cave ins, fires and little to no ventilation. But the wives and children felt the hardship of these men, everyday in every tear. So flip that switch and turn on that light. Because of these brave men, we have that right. Then look to the light and give thanks to these brave hardworking families that made possible to just flip that switch. The owners made a fortune from the sweat of these men. But more was never enough. They sent men to break picket lines. A union man dragged through the streets and hanged to prove a point. But most people just flip that light switch without a care. But they deserve a prayer and someone to care.
