I worked in Fortune 100 manufacturing for 7 years. I made a lot of cool friends. You can hear most of them in the background. This is a Friday afternoon shift. Let the fun begin.

So you are probably wondering what the first two verses are all about. Well here goes:

While working there on the line I got a nickname. My last name is Wood so one guy started calling me "driftwood". This soon got shortened to "drifter" and then I became "The Drifter". Simple right?

Everybody has a nickname there. Some are hilarious. So I made a song about them and recorded all the name-calling and bickering that goes on. I put that edited recording in the background. I must emphasize that none of that was coached. That is just what goes on all day Friday.

So anyway, Nicknames:

Mal Nu - this guy was mal-nourished as a kid

Sasquatch - one guy who is alledgedly well endowed with very social, rednecky qualities. Heard right at the beginning of the song.

Cyclops - two eyes really close together and one eybrow. Nuf said.

Superman - the fastest guy on line

Lex Lugi - Superman's competition. An Iraqi guy that calls everyone "lugi" which is some very slang iraqi for "lazy" or "suckup" or something.

My Favorite is "Long Back" - The guy has no ass...... It's just straight down baby!

The Loyal Boil - this guy has a strategically placed boil that conveniently flares up whenever he gets a 'leave of absence' denied.

When you work in a company that big, there is often a feeling of anonymity. You're "workin for the Man" but you have no idea if there even IS a "Man". That is, until something goes wrong or you get hurt on the job.

Suddenly everyone is watching you.

Everyone dreams of getting a buyout from the company either for getting fired or from some injury. Legends are built around those who leave...

"I heard he got 25 thousand million dollars"
"What a #*&@ing whinner"
"Yeah, next time I get hurt, I'm going down for the count. They can't keep doing this to us."
"Yeah. Me too. My doctor said all I have to do is say the word and he'll put me on workers comp."
"Yeah. Enough of this %@#&."