If You Want a Better Life, you gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change, you'll 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
Sittin' in the boardroom, 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
If You Want a Better Life, you gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change, you'll 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
Sittin' in the canteen, when you're shift is done
Trouble in your life now, yes, you need someone
Changin' regulations, trouble on the ward
Take it to the union, it's what you got that union for
If You Want a Better Life, you gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change, you'll 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
Do we stand the night in, 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
If You Want a Better Life, you gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change, You'll 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 breath?
If you want you're union, to make a better life
You better make your union, help to keep this world alive
If You Want a Better Life, you gotta make a change
And if you want to make a change, you'll 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
