Honest Work Lyrics

Lyric discussion by FanOfToddR. 

Cover art for Honest Work lyrics by Todd Rundgren

Betting and gambling. His family are deeply ashamed of him for losing all his money from gambling- "They could not bear the hurt to see the state their boy is in for lack of honest work". Gambling has drank away his savings. When the prophets of a brave new world settled and formed their land, they created jobs, thousands, but for people who don't want to do work, their is no room for them in the "honest boat". They end up gambling, trying to get money, but he is now ashamed of not finding room on the boat and is now not doing honest work.

@BoyInTheBubble The prophets created jobs for rich, smart, young people, but once you start gambling you can't stop, and you will end up as society's debris.