A sea of high vis jackets
All holding cups of tea
Men sat in the mess room
Escape eternity
Aged from life of shift work
Many years to go
Before that golden nest egg
Thats waiting as you slow
You chatter about the weather
Bones warming in the glow
Filling up the bellies
Middle age has shown
Providing for their families
Repeat on with the show
All these unsung hero’s
Onwards you must go.