Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
And yawn and stretch and try to come to life
Jump in the shower and the blood starts pumping
Out on the streets 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 never get it
Nine to five
For service and devotion
You would think that I Would deserve a fair promotion
You want to move ahead But the boss won't seem to let me in
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 he'll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waiting for the day your ship will come in
And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna 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 never get it
Nine to five Yeah,
they got you where they want you
There's a better life And you think about it,
don't you?
It's a rich man's game No matter what they call it
And you spend your life Put money in his wallet
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 never get it Nine to five
Yeah,
they got you where they want you There's a better life
And you dream about it, don't you?
It's a rich man's game
No matter what they call it And you spend your life
Put money in his wallet Nine to five
Working nine to five Just working nine to five
What a way to make a living Working nine to five
Just saving seven to go to five