Tumble outta 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 pumpin´ Out on the street The traffic starts jumpin´ The 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 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
They let you dream Just to watch ´em shatter You´re just a step On the boss-man´s ladder But you got dreams He´ll never take away You´re in the same boat With a lotta your friends Waitin´ for the day your ship´ll come in ´N´ the tide´s gonna turn And it´s all gonna roll your way
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 about it, don´t you It´s a rich man´s game No matter what they call it And you spend your life Puttin´ money in his wallet
9 to 5, whoa 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, 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