Tumble outta bed
And stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin´ and stretchin´ and try to come to life

Jump in the shower
And the blood starts pumpin´
Out on the streets
The traffic starts jumpin´
With 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 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
Mmmmm...

They let your dream
Just a´ watch ´em shatter
You´re just a step
On the boss man´s ladder
But you got dream 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
An´ it´s all gonna roll you away

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
Putting money in his wallet

Workin´ 9 to 5
What a way to make a livin´
Barely gettin´ by
It´s all takin´
And no givin´
They just use you mind
And they never give you credit
It´s enough to drive you
Crazy if you love 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
Putting money in his wallet