Tumble out of bed and 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 street, the traffic starts jumping,
with folks like me on the job from nine to five.
Chorus: 1,3,5.
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 (depending on verse) "they never give you"
or
"you never get the" credit; it's enough to drive you crazy, if you let it.
Verse
2
They let you dream just to watch them shatter;
You're just a step on the boss man's
ladder,
But you've got dreams he'll never take away.
In the same boat with a lot of your
friends;
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in,
And the tide's gonna turn, and it's all
gonna roll your way.
Chorus: 2
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 some-times, that man is out to get me.
Chorus: 4,6.
Nine to
five, they've 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 putting
money in his pocket.
