9 to 5

Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen

Pour myself a cup of ambition

Yawn and stretch and try to come to life

Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping

Out on the street the traffic starts jumping

With folks like me on the job from nine to five

Working nine to five

What a way to make a living

Barely getting by

It’s all taking and no giving

They just use your mind

And they never give you credit

It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it

Nine to five

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

I swear sometimes that man is out to get me

They let you dream just to watch them shatter

You’re just a step on the boss man’s ladder

But you got dreams they’ll never take away

In the same boat with a lot of your friends

Waiting for the day your ship will come in

Then the tide’s going to turn

And it’s all going to roll your way

Working nine to five

What a way to make a living

Barely getting by

It’s all taking and no giving

They just use your mind

And you never get the credit

It’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it

Nine to five, yeah

They got you where they want you

There’s a better life

And you think about it don’tyou

It’s a rich man’s game

No matter what they call it

And you spend your life

Putting money in his wallet

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