1. Tumble out of bed and I stumble to the kitchen, pour myself a cup of ambition,

2. They let you dream just to watch them shatter, you're just a step on the boss man's ladder,

1. and yawn, and stretch, and try to come to life.

2. but you've got dreams he'll never take away.

1. Jump in the shower, and the blood starts pumping, out on the street, the traffic starts jumping,

2. You`re in the same boat with a lot of your friends, waitin' for the day your ship'll come in,

1. with folks like me on the job from 9 to 5.

2. and the tide's gonna turn, and it's all gonna roll your way.

Working 9 to 5, 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.

9 to 5, for service and devotion, you would think that I would deserve a fair promotion.

9 to 5, yeah, they've got you where they want you, there's a better life, and you think about it, don't you?

Want to move ahead, but the boss won't seem to let me,

It's a rich man's game, no matter what they call it,

I swear sometimes, that man is out to get me.

and you spend your life putting money in his pocket.

Working 9 to 5......