A child was born in Bethlehem The son of a steel worker union man He grew up tall and he grew up strong And when he came of age All the steel was gone Go to China To Vietnam There's no more steel left in Bethlehem There's no more steel left in Bethlehem He wants gold There's no more steel left in Bethlehem Save our souls 'Cause there's no more steel left in Bethlehem A reckless kid wants to use his hands He's got a real quick trigger and some new demands He grew so fast, and he grew so free And when he comes around, he finds there's no more steel So shaken To his knees He's got the same old rocket and a new disease And he won't take it On his neck He's got the red-hot whiskey He's got no respect He wants gold There's no more steel left in Bethlehem Save our souls 'Cause there's no more steel left in Bethlehem Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh He wants gold There's no more steel left in Bethlehem Save our souls 'Cause there's no more steel left in Bethlehem You can put your faith in the government But there's no more steel left in Bethlehem Try to get them back, try for reckoning But there's no more steel left in Bethlehem He wants gold