The Hopeful Few - 9-5 Lyrics

Listen close, get over here, I'll let you in my little secret
They say fake it till you make it, but you fake it till you're dead
It's another fall, but you'll get back up
It's another landing that you'll walk from
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger
Or just permanently maims
Are you yourself or somebody else
What did you wear that mask for
If you delete what defines you
Then you'll find out who you are
Cause I'm sick of hearing bout what's just around that corner
Got your nine-to-five but five of nine
Is barely having fun
Yeah, I'm sick of taking two steps back would it kill to take one forward
They all say the dream is dead, it's all in your head
Listen close, get over here, I'll let you in my little secret
They say fake it till you make it, but you'll fake it till you're dead
Put in the clutch, get yourself in gear
Wake up from that drunken stupor
See that stranger in the mirror
Are you proud of what they've done
Cause I'm sick of hearing bout what's just around that corner
Got your nine-to-five but five of nine
Is barely hanging on
Yeah, I'm sick of taking two steps back would it kill to take one forward
They all say the dream is dead, it's all in your head
Am I awake
Am I alive
I've had my midlife crisis at twenty-five
High and dry gets harder when the oceans rise
I can't mean it when I say
I'm fine, or I'm okay
Just held together with glue and tape
As I limp across that line
Cause I'm sick of hearing bout what's just around that corner
Got your nine-to-five but five of nine
Is barely having fun
Yeah, I'm sick of taking two steps back would it kill to take one forward
They all say the dream is dead, it's all in your head
It's not in my head