Tumble outta bed
And stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin', stretchin',
try to come to life
Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin'
Out on the streets
The traffic starts jumpin'
And 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
And 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 fair promotion
Want to move ahead
But the boss won't
seem to let me in
I swear sometimes
that man is out
to get me, Mmmmm...
They let your dream
Just a' watch 'em shatter
You're just a step
On the boss
man's a' ladder
But you got dream
he'll never take away
On the same boat
With a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day
Your ship'll come in
And the tide's gonna turn
An' it's all gonna roll you away
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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
And you never
get the credit
It's enough to drive you
Crazy if you let it
9 to 5, yeah,
they got you
where they want you
There's a better life
And you think
that I would daunt you
It's a rich man's game
No matter what
they call it
And you spend your life
Going funny if you want it