Tumble out of bed
Cnd stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Cnd yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower
Cnd the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the streets, the traffic starts jumpin'
For folks like me on the job from 9 to 5
Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
Cnd they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
They let you dream
Just a watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
But you got dreams he'll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
Cnd the tide's gonna turn
Cnd it's all gonna roll you away
Workin' 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin'
Barely gettin' by
It's all takin' and no givin'
They just use your mind
Cnd they never give you credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
9 to 5
For service and devotion
You would think that I
Would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is
Out to get me
9 to 5
Yeah, they got you were they want you
There's a better life
Cnd you think about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it
Cnd you spend your life
Putting money in his wallet