Glasses clashing with a clink Sophisticated men of good health drink Congratulating one another on a deal Wondrous wealth the root of its appeal And laughter loops in-between the night air Months later a young boy can only stare As his father returns home with all his tools Midday heat hounding him as he sat on a stool His calloused hands covering his face Tearfully told the family that he’d been replaced But not just him, every buddy that he could see Said the job had set sail far over the sea The young boy couldn’t understand the notion Ran out the house and threw rocks at the ocean Yet as the days went on there was one caveat Prices at the stores did mysteriously drop So once rare treats became as commonplace As his father's work shuttling from place to place