If you want a better life,
you gotta make a change
And if you wanna make a change,
you need a union too
And if you want a union,
you gotta learn to fight
Cause when you got a union,
you gotta make it fight for you
Sitting in the ballroom,
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
And if you want a better life,
you gotta make a change
And if you wanna make a change,
you need a union too
And if you want a union,
you gotta learn to fight
Cause when you got a union,
you gotta make it fight for you
Sittin' in the canteen,
when your shift is done
Trouble in your life now,
yes you need someone
Changing regulations,
trouble on the ward
Take it to the union,
it's what you got that union for
And if you want a better life,
you gotta make a change
And if you wanna make a change,
you need a union too
And if you want a union,
you gotta learn to fight
Cause when you got a union,
you gotta make it fight for you
Do we stand united?
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
And if you want a better life,
you've got to make a change
And if you want to make a change,
you 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 breathe?
And if you want your union
to make a better life
You better make your union
help to keep this world alive
And if you want a better life,
you gotta make a change
And if you wanna make a change,
you need a union too
And if you want a union,
you gotta learn to fight
Cause when you got a union,
you gotta make it fight for you!