Slavný americký zpěvák (též pianista a kytarista) oblasti country a popu. Vl. jm. Kenneth Donald Rogers, původem z Houstonu (nar. 1938). Na střední škole, t.j. v pol. 50. let, zakládá combo The Scholars, se kterým pořizuje i první nahrávky....

Píseň: The Factory

Interpret:
Kenny Rogers
Album:
Through the Years: A Retrospective
I can´t  say that he loved his work but he fed a family of nine
Papa never heard of a union, he logges his scale in time
But he was a lucky man
At least he had a job down at the factory


Forty years cut across his back fightin´ it  tooth and nail
Work was hard enough to make a man forget his fear of hell
He was a thankful man
He had a job down at the factory


Sometimes through the walls at night l´d  hear him on his knees
Prayin´, Lord, please help me through another day
Give me strength and bless this house, this family of mine
And thank you, Lord, for my job down at the factory


It´s  hard for a man to build a life on a miller´s  pay
But like father, just like son, at least I could pay my way
I´m  a lucky man
I´ve got a job down at the factory


As I put my kids to bed, wonder what´s  in store
Ask the Lord for a better way ´cause they deserve much more
Than to raise their own
With just a job down at the factory


Sometimes when it´s  late at night l get down on my knees
Prayin´, Lord, please help me through another day
And give me strength and bless this house, this family of mine
Thank you, Lord, for my job down at the factory


We´ve  got more than some
At least I got a job down at the factory
Profilový obrázek - Through the Years: A Retrospective
Through the Years: A Retrospective (1999)

1. Beloved (feat. The Scholars)

2. That Crazy Feeling

3. We'll Always Have Each Other

4. For You Alone

5. I've Got A Lot To Learn

6. Jole Blon

7. Lonely

8. Fly Me To the Moon

9. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

10. But You Know I Love You

11. Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

12. Reuben James

13. Something's Burning

14. Tell It All Brother

15. Someone Who Cares

16. Today I Started Lovin' You Again

17. Lucille

18. Daytime Friends

19. Love Or Something Like It

20. The Gambler

21. Every Time Two Fools Collide (feat. Dottie West)

22. She Believes In Me

23. You Decorated My Life

24. Coward Of The County

25. All I Ever Need Is You (feat. Dottie West)

26. Lady

27. What Are We Doin' In Love

28. I Don't Need You

29. Love Will Turn You Around

30. We´ve got tonight

31. Crazy

32. Real Love

33. Morning Desire

34. Tomb Of Unknown Love

35. Make No Mistake, She's Mine (With Ronnie Milsap)

36. Love Lifted Me

37. Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)

38. While the Feeling's Good

39. Sweet Music Man

40. Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight

41. Til I Can Make It On My Own

42. Don't fall in love with a dreamer

43. Love the World Away

44. Share Your Love With Me

45. Blaze of Glory

46. Trough the years

47. A Love Song

48. All My Life

49. Scarlet Fever

50. You Were a Good Friend

51. Buried Treasure

52. The Greatest Gift of All (feat. Dolly Parton)

53. Together Again (feat. Dottie West)

54. What About Me? (with Kim Carnes & James Ingram)

55. Eyes That See in the Dark

56. This Woman

57. Evening Star

58. Twentieth Century Fool

59. Love Is What We Make It

60. Twenty Years Ago

61. They Don't Make Them Like They Used To

62. The Pride Is Back (feat. Nickie Ryder)

63. Goodbye Marie

64. I Prefer The Moonlight

65. The Factory

66. When You Put Your Heart In It

67. Planet Texas

68. If I Ever Fall In Love Again (Duet With Anne Murray)

69. The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True To You)

70. Maybe (Duet With Holly Dunn)

71. Love Is Strange

72. If You Want To Find Love

73. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

74. Unforgettable

75. Write Your Name (Across My Heart)