Tumble outta bed, 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 9 to 5

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

They let you dream just to watch you shatter
You're just a step on the boss-man's ladder
But you got dreams they'll never take away
In the same boat with a lotta your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship will come in
And the tide's gonna turn and it's all gonna roll you away

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
Want to move ahead but the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that girl is out to get me

5 to 9
Barely getting by
Working 5 to 9